Keepers of the Central Fire: Issues in Ecology for Indigenous PeoplesJones and Bartlett, 1999 - 250 pages The health of Native Americans is intimately tied to the health of the environment. Yet abuses of land, water, and air continue to compromise the health of native people and their land rights. This fascinating book explores this intimate relationship between people and the land, and environment and health. Here is an important message for health care providers, ecologists, and those who attempt to live their lives in harmony with the earth. |
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Page 58
... Cyanide is sprayed on the soil then water . . . to saturate ; as the liquid seeps out , the gold leaches out . The water and the cyanide trickle down into the sub soils and runs off into holding ponds . When the linings in the hold- ing ...
... Cyanide is sprayed on the soil then water . . . to saturate ; as the liquid seeps out , the gold leaches out . The water and the cyanide trickle down into the sub soils and runs off into holding ponds . When the linings in the hold- ing ...
Page 60
... Cyanide Cyanide releases into the water from cyanidation processes in the extrac- tion of ores such as gold . Cyanide solutions are sprayed onto heaps of low- grade ore to extract the gold . The cyanide trickles down through the crushed ...
... Cyanide Cyanide releases into the water from cyanidation processes in the extrac- tion of ores such as gold . Cyanide solutions are sprayed onto heaps of low- grade ore to extract the gold . The cyanide trickles down through the crushed ...
Page 61
... cyanides from breathing contam- inated air and water , coming into contact with contaminated soils , or eat- ing cyanide contaminated foods ( U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , 1993 ) . At high levels such as in mining , cyanide ...
... cyanides from breathing contam- inated air and water , coming into contact with contaminated soils , or eat- ing cyanide contaminated foods ( U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , 1993 ) . At high levels such as in mining , cyanide ...
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Keepers of the Central Fire: Issues in Ecology for Indigenous Peoples Lorelei A. Lambert Limited preview - 1999 |
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