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Biomonitoring of exposure to metals and metalloids using toenail and fingernail sampling in individuals from artisanal gold mining areas in Mali

Environmental Advances
Artisanal gold mining can release metallic elements in the environment that can result in occupational and environmental exposures. This pilot study aimed to assess exposure to metals and metalloids from fingernail and toenail samples in artisanal gold ...
Zeïnaba Diarra, Denis Dieme, Michèle Bouchard   +2 more
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Development of Gold Mining Industry in Yakutia in 1920s

Научный диалог
This study explores the history of the emergence of the gold mining sector in the mining industry of Yakutia during the early stages of the Soviet-style economy.
N. I. Burnasheva, I. I. Kovlekov
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Lead Toxicoses in Free-Range Chickens in Artisanal Gold-Mining Communities, Zamfara, Nigeria. [PDF]

J Health Pollut, 2020
Oladipo OO, Akanbi OB, Ekong PS, Uchendu C, Ajani O.   +4 more
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Artisanal gold mining, Mercury and Health. Paraguay

Safety and Health at Work, 2022
Laura Emilce Flores, Patricia Gimenez, Patricia Alfonso Denis, Gloria Leon, Ovidio Espinola, Mauricio Rodas, Maria Irene Santacruz, Margarita Correa, Rocio Ramirez   +8 more
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Collapse of underground galleries in gold-panning mines: Perception of stakeholders in the Doko Sub-Prefecture, Siguiri Prefecture, Republic of Guinea

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies
Artisanal gold mining is recognized as a long-standing activity in the Siguiri prefecture in general and the Doko sub-prefecture in particular. Despite its significant contribution to community development, it has disastrous consequences for both the ...
Diallo Moussa, Konaté Ahmed Amara, Sidibé Diaka   +2 more
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Artisanal Gold Mining Is Destroying Amazonian Peatlands

Eos
A new analysis of archived satellite imagery has revealed that the growing presence of small-scale mining in the Peruvian Amazon is threatening carbon reserves and unique ecosystems.
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Myths and realities in artisanal gold mining mercury contamination

, 2013
The world faces a major gold rush currently. Worldwide 15 million people work directly in artisanal gold mining in more than 55 countries. The usual method of extraction is amalgamation and cyanidation, or very commonly a combination of both. Significant amounts of contaminants are released to rivers and soil, generating environmental and health ...
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Mercury and cyanide exposure and safety practices in Sudanese artisanal gold mining communities, 2022. [PDF]

Environ Occup Health Pract
Almahi SS, Ali MMM, Adam MO, Osman MM.
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Heightened levels and seasonal inversion of riverine suspended sediment in a tropical biodiversity hot spot due to artisanal gold mining. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2019
Dethier EN, Sartain SL, Lutz DA.
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Metal uptake in sweet peppers cultivated in soils contaminated by artisanal gold mining: implications for food safety. [PDF]

Environ Geochem Health
Durante-Yánez EV, Urango-Cárdenas ID, Enamorado-Montes GH, Laza-Durante M, Caballero EC, Marrugo-Negrete J, Paternina-Uribe R, Díez S.   +7 more
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