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Respiratory Health Effects of Pollution Due to Artisanal Crude-Oil Refining in Bayelsa, Nigeria

Annals of Global Health
Volume 89 (2023): Issue 1
By: Benson Chukwunweike Ephraim-Emmanuel,  Okokon Enembe and  Best Ordinioha  
Open Access
|Oct 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4247 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
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Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 18, 2023
Accepted on: Sep 26, 2023
Published on: Oct 27, 2023
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
Crude oil,
artisanal refining,
environmental exposures,
respiratory health symptoms

© 2023 Benson Chukwunweike Ephraim-Emmanuel, Okokon Enembe, Best Ordinioha, published by Ubiquity Press
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