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Investigation Of Environmental Cadmium Sources In Eastern Kentucky, Elizabeth Maher
Investigation Of Environmental Cadmium Sources In Eastern Kentucky, Elizabeth Maher
Theses and Dissertations--Mining Engineering
Utilizing data collected by the University of Kentucky Lung Cancer Research Initiative (LCRI), this study investigated potential mining-related sources for the elevated levels of cadmium in Harlan and Letcher counties. Statistical analyses for this study were conducted utilizing SAS. A number of linear regression models and logarithmic models were used to evaluate the significance of the data. The linear regression models consisted of both simple and multivariate types, with the simple models seeking to establish significance between the potential sources and urine cadmium levels and the multivariate models seeking both to identify any statistically significant linear relationships between source types …
Improving Workers' Safety And Health In The Zimbabwean Mining And Quarrying Industry, Bernard Mabika
Improving Workers' Safety And Health In The Zimbabwean Mining And Quarrying Industry, Bernard Mabika
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Lack of effective occupational safety and health (OSH) strategies is a reason that
workplace accidents in the mining and quarrying industry remain high, making the
industry one of the riskiest operations worldwide. The purpose of this multiple case study
was to explore successful strategies mining and quarrying leaders in Zimbabwe used to
improve OSH. The key research question addressed successful strategies leaders in the
mining and quarrying industry use to improve employee occupational safety and health in
Zimbabwe. Six successful business leaders from 3 mining and quarrying mines in
Zimbabwe demonstrated an exception to unsafe practices, particularly through their
exceptional …