The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants.This record contains an extended abstract accepted under Food Science and Value addition
Assessment of Uranium Transfer in Food Chains and its Effects on the Health of Bahi Community in Tanzania
Abstract:
This research will be conducted in Bahi District in Central
Tanzania where uranium (U) deposits have been confirmed.
The study will assess uranium transfer in food chains and its
effects to the health of the Bahi community. Uranium content
in different foodstuffs which are produced and utilised in that
district such as drinking water, soda ash, salt, fish, vegetable,
maize, sorghum and rice will be determined. The study will
also focus on the assessment of the awareness of the
surrounding community on understanding the presence of
Uranium in their area and potential risks posed by it and its
compounds on their health. Gathering of information of the
diseases that are affecting the local community and which could
be linked to uranium exposure will be done in this study. This
research will bring awareness to the vulnerable communities
and Tanzania government on the environmental and health
hazards posed by Uranium in the areas where it has been
discovered. This is important for the safety of the communities
and also to facilitate proper planning for mitigation measures.
Cette recherche sera menée dans le district de Bahi dans le
centre de la Tanzanie, où les dépôts d’uranium (U) ont été
confirmés. L’étude permettra d’évaluer le transfert de l’uranium
dans les chaînes alimentaires et ses effets sur la santé de la
communauté de Bahi. La teneur en uranium dans différentes
denrées alimentaires produites et utilisées dans ce district, telles
que l’eau potable, le carbonate de sodium, le sel, le poisson, les
légumes, le maïs, le sorgho et le riz, sera déterminée. L’étude
portera également sur l’évaluation de la prise de conscience de
la communauté environnante sur la compréhension de la
présence de l’U dans leur milieu et les risques potentiels posés
par l’uranium et ses composés sur leur santé. La collecte
d’informations sur les maladies qui affectent la communauté
locale et qui pourraient être liées à l’exposition à l’uranium sera
faite dans cette étude. Cette recherche éveillera la consciencedes communautés vulnérables et du gouvernement tanzanien
sur les risques sanitaires et environnementaux posés par l’U
dans les milieux où il a été découvert. Ceci est important pour
la sécurité des communautés et la facilitation d’une bonne
planification pour des mesures d’atténuation.
Language:
English
Extended abstracts submitted under Food Science and Value addition
Date of publication:
2012
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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Open Access
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