Understanding Kabwe's lead pollution
| dc.contributor.advisor | Spence, David B. | |
| dc.creator | Chilongo, Owen Chasoba | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-02-02T14:06:35Z | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-22T22:27:16Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-01-22T22:27:16Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-12 | en |
| dc.date.submitted | December 2014 | en |
| dc.date.updated | 2015-02-02T14:06:35Z | en |
| dc.description | text | en |
| dc.description.abstract | To understand why Kabwe, Zambia is one of the most lead polluted towns, one has to look at the source of this pollution and its extent. With a history of poor environmental regulation, policies, and public information, the lead pollution caused by mining activities in Kabwe went unmitigated for decades. The natural blood-lead level in humans is about 0.0016 µg/dl, in developed countries like the United States, strict enforcement has resulted into lead levels averaging figures below 10 µg/dl, but in Kabwe, averages lie between 60 µg/dl and 120 µg/dl. Levels over 10 µg/dl are unhealthy, while levels above 20 µg/dl can cause acute poisoning whereas levels over 120 µg/dl often result into death. New environmental and rehabilitation laws were only enacted after a new administration came into office in 1991; however, additional mitigation measures such as obtaining a reclamation bond prior to being issued a mining permit need to be considered. | en |
| dc.description.department | Energy and Earth Resources | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/28226 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.subject | Mining | en |
| dc.subject | Pollution | en |
| dc.subject | Unmitigated | en |
| dc.subject | Blood-lead | en |
| dc.subject | Laws | en |
| dc.subject | Rehabilitation | en |
| dc.title | Understanding Kabwe's lead pollution | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |