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A review of environmental lead exposure and management in Mount Isa, Queensland

  • Malcolm Forbes EMAIL logo und Mark Patrick Taylor
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 4. September 2015

Abstract

The public health leadership and management of lead exposure in a lead mining and smelting community in Mount Isa is an ongoing issue. There exists deficiencies in public health and environmental legal frameworks that regulate lead exposure and management in Mount Isa, Queensland. Although some positive practical measures on lead containment have been implemented, evidence suggests they are currently inadequate. Greater investments in public health leadership at a local and state level are required to address the ongoing issue of lead in Mount Isa.


Corresponding author: Dr. Malcolm Forbes, Medical Registrar and Research Associate, Centre for Research Excellent in Chronic Disease Prevention and Care, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia, E-mail:

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Received: 2015-6-25
Accepted: 2015-8-18
Published Online: 2015-9-4
Published in Print: 2015-8-1

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