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Mercury poisoning from artisanal gold mining equipment [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining uses mercury to isolate gold from ore. Although uncommon in the United States, it is more common in poor and undeveloped countries.
Andrew Waack, BS, Meghana Ranabothu, BS, Venkatramana Vattipally, MD   +2 more
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Amazon forests capture high levels of atmospheric mercury pollution from artisanal gold mining [PDF]

Nature Communications, 2022
The Peruvian Amazon is facing the highest known input of mercury pollution of any ecosystem globally. Intact forests located near artisanal gold mining are particularly at risk from this toxin.
Jacqueline R. Gerson, Natalie Szponar, Angelica Almeyda Zambrano, Bridget Bergquist, Eben Broadbent, Charles T. Driscoll, Gideon Erkenswick, David C. Evers, Luis E. Fernandez, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Giancarlo Inga, Kelsey N. Lansdale, Melissa J. Marchese, Ari Martinez, Caroline Moore, William K. Pan, Raúl Pérez Purizaca, Victor Sánchez, Miles Silman, Emily A. Ury, Claudia Vega, Mrinalini Watsa, Emily S. Bernhardt   +22 more
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Knowledge and perceptions of health and environmental risks related to artisanal gold mining by the artisanal miners in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional survey [PDF]

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017
INTRODUCTION: artisanal gold mining is an activity ensuring the survival of about 700,000 families in Burkina Faso with a considerable contribution to the national economy.
Adama Sana, Christophe De Brouwer, Hervé Hien   +2 more
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Evaluation of Ambient Air Particulate Matter, Urine Arsenic Levels and the Effect on Residents Health in an Artisanal Mining Community and an Incorporated Mining Community in Ghana From April 2024 to July 2024: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Over 200 million people in developing and industrialized countries are exposed to arsenic poisoning. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) constitutes a significant air contaminant, especially in urban and industrial suburbs.
Assan NA, Nyarko ENY, Kumi J, Ofori EK, Dayie AD, Doodo DND, Sunu MS, Issahaku A, Lawer IK, Obirikorang C, Asare-Anane H.   +10 more
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Retinal venular constriction during hypercapnia in highlanders: The potential roles of oxygenation and occupational exposure [PDF]

Exp Physiol
Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Ahsaan F, Latif B, Akhtar A.
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Water quality of streams associated with artisanal gold mining; Suárez, Department of Cauca, Colombia [PDF]

Heliyon, 2021
Apolinar Figueroa Casas
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L’essor de l’activité minière à l’Ouest du Kenya

EchoGéo, 2023
In Kakamega County, in Western Kenya, mining activity and in particular artisanal gold mining offers today more attractive income than its traditional agricultural sector. However, artisanal miners remain limited in the exploitation of gold resources due
Joseph Bohbot
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An assessment of the impact of illegal artisanal gold mining on the environment in parts of Chewore Safari Area, Northern Zimbabwe

Environmental Research Communications, 2023
Illegal artisanal gold mining threatens biodiversity conservation within protected areas. The objectives of this study were to: (i) assess the environmental impacts of illegal artisanal gold mining in Chewore Safari Area (CSA) and (ii) assess trends in ...
Jeremiah Chakuya, Norman Munkuli, Courage Mutema, Edson Gandiwa   +3 more
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Polluting our rivers in search of gold: how sustainable are reforms to stop informal miners from returning to mining sites in Ghana?

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Introduction: Although artisanal gold mining has contributed to livelihoods in many rural communities across the world, it has destroyed and polluted several water bodies.Methods: Using Prestea in the southwestern region of Ghana, this paper demonstrates
Albert Kobina Mensah, Francis Xavier Dery Tuokuu, Francis Xavier Dery Tuokuu   +2 more
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Education and equipment distribution lead to increased mercury knowledge and retort use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities in Senegal

Cleaner Production Letters, 2023
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is an important livelihood, but also the largest contributor to anthropogenic mercury emissions globally. Two key persistent challenges in reducing mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities are
Arabella Chen, Falaye Danfakha, Heidi Hausermann, Jacqueline R. Gerson   +3 more
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