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Fig. 6.1 Satellite image showing the location of Uganda’s capital Kampala and
of other major towns as well as the districts mentioned in the text (labelled in
pink) and/or some of the sites investigated during the field work. Image from
Google Earth 2018 (Image Landsat/Copernicus). DRC = Democratic Republic of
the Congo
at high risk of exposure to charcoal dust, which causes discomfort
through coughing and shortness of breath, with risks of adverse respiratory outcomes, such as reduced lung capacity, bronchitis and asthma,
especially where workers had a medical history with respiratory diseases.
Charcoal also contains trace metals, including mercury and lead,
which vary in concentration depending on raw materials and production techniques (Kabir, Kim, & Yoon, 2011), and which are released
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Fig. 6.1 Satellite image showing the location of Uganda’s capital Kampala and
of other major towns as well as the districts mentioned in the text (labelled in
pink) and/or some of the sites investigated during the field work. Image from
Google Earth 2018 (Image Landsat/Copernicus). DRC = Democratic Republic of
the Congo
at high risk of exposure to charcoal dust, which causes discomfort
through coughing and shortness of breath, with risks of adverse respiratory outcomes, such as reduced lung capacity, bronchitis and asthma,
especially where workers had a medical history with respiratory diseases.
Charcoal also contains trace metals, including mercury and lead,
which vary in concentration depending on raw materials and production techniques (Kabir, Kim, & Yoon, 2011), and which are released