Uranium concentration in children’s hair samples and residential soil samples near mine tailings facilities, in Johannesburg, South Africa

Overview of attention for article published in Environmental Geochemistry and Health, November 2025

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Gold Mines Expose South African Children to Uranium

Earth & Space Science News, 17 Mar 2026

Uranium's Path: From Mines to Environment

Mirage News, 29 Jan 2026

For decades, families in communities around Johannesburg have been living close to huge gold mining waste dumps.

How uranium from mining enters the environment

EurekAlert!, 29 Jan 2026

For decades, families in communities around Johannesburg have been living close to huge gold mining waste dumps.

How uranium from mining enters the environment

Informationsdienst Wissenschaft, 29 Jan 2026

Teilen: 29.01.2026 11:41 For decades, families in communities around Johannesburg have been living close to huge gold mining…

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