Presented By: Center for Midlife Science
Metal Exposure in Mine Workers and Their Families in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Environmental Research Seminar by Benoit Nemery, MD (Professor, University of Leuven, Belgium)
In this seminar, examples will be shown of how artisanal mining of strategic commodities such as cobalt, gold or coltan is done in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and how this may lead to high uptakes of potentially toxic trace metals not only among mine workers, but also among their families and populations living close to mines.
Ben Nemery is holder of degrees in medicine, occupational medicine and toxicology. He’s affiliated with the Medical Faculty of the KU Leuven since 1987. He founded the Lung Toxicology, research unit, a joint venture between the departments of Pneumology & Occupational, Environmental and Insurance Medicine. He teaches toxicology and occupational medicine, mainly at postgraduate level. He holds a weekly outpatient clinic for occupational pulmonary disorders. His research involves experimental as well as clinical-epidemiological studies in the mechanisms of lung disease caused by occupational and environmental pollutants. Recently he has concentrated on occupational and environmental health in Africa. He has authored over 300 journal publications and contributed to more than 40 books.
Ben Nemery is holder of degrees in medicine, occupational medicine and toxicology. He’s affiliated with the Medical Faculty of the KU Leuven since 1987. He founded the Lung Toxicology, research unit, a joint venture between the departments of Pneumology & Occupational, Environmental and Insurance Medicine. He teaches toxicology and occupational medicine, mainly at postgraduate level. He holds a weekly outpatient clinic for occupational pulmonary disorders. His research involves experimental as well as clinical-epidemiological studies in the mechanisms of lung disease caused by occupational and environmental pollutants. Recently he has concentrated on occupational and environmental health in Africa. He has authored over 300 journal publications and contributed to more than 40 books.
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