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Effect of artisanal gold mining on woody plant diversity in Western Burkina Faso
Scientific AfricanAlthough artisanal gold mining strongly contribute to enhance people incomes in West Africa, this activity can lead to habitat fragmentation and loss of woody species.
Elycée Tindano +3 more
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Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Studies reporting deletions of the pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 genes in P. falciparum populations in various malaria‐endemic countries, including countries bordering Brazil, are increasing. Individuals infected with P. falciparum carrying deletions of the pfhrp2/3 genes may yield false‐negative results in Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) based on the ...
Jéssica de Oliveira Bonsanto Gonçalves +9 more
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Chami, ville nouvelle et ville de l’or.Une trajectoire urbaine insolite en Mauritanie
L'Espace Politique, 2020 Based on the Mauritanian case, this article discusses the relationship between the spectacular development of the mining sector in the form of a gold rush and the settlement dynamics that a new national land use planning policy is attempting to frame ...
Laurent Gagnol +2 more
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International Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Artisanal and Small Scale Gold Mining and Mercury Contamination in Colombia [PDF]
, 2019 This paper describes key aspects of our experience with international interdisciplinary collaboration. Two Colombian engineers and an American interdisciplinary researcher comprised our team.
Cristian A. Flórez +2 more
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Journal of Applied Toxicology, Volume 46, Issue 10, Page 3403-3414, October 2026.ABSTRACT Gold has been used for centuries in both ornamental and medicinal contexts. More recently, gold compounds, containing ions or nanoparticles, have attracted attention for their anti‐inflammatory, anticancer, and diagnostic applications. Therefore, concerns about systemic toxicity and biodistribution have prompted investigations into the ...
Samira Maghraoui +2 more
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Artisanal gold mining: both a woman’s and a man’s world. A Uganda case study
, 2017 This article is based on ActionAid research exploring the livelihoods of women artisanal miners in the Kampala Camp in Kiltumbi Sub County, Mubende District in Uganda. It shows the different ways in which mining shapes women’s lives and gender relations.
Ssamula, Nalubega Flavia +9 more
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MATEC Web of Conferences, 2016 The artisanal gold mining is one of the major illegal activities in Ivory Coast. Thousands of indigents and foreigners including men, women and children are involved in this dangerous activity.
Kouame Kouame Arthur Joseph +3 more
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Business Strategies and Environmental Transparency in the Brazilian Mining Sector
Business Strategy &Development, Volume 9, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT In recent years, Brazil has experienced severe accidents caused by mining companies. This study aims to analyze the socio‐environmental strategies and environmental transparency practices adopted by the largest Brazilian mining companies following the Mariana and Brumadinho disasters, in light of Legitimacy Theory.
Samuel Carvalho De Benedicto +7 more
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Mercury Pollution Due to Small-Scale Gold Mining in the Philippines: An Economic Analysis [PDF]
The study reviews small-scale gold mining in the Philippines and assesses economically mercury pollution and other development problems of the industry.
Asirot, Jasminda, Israel, Danilo C.
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, 2012 The table of contents for this item can be shared with the requester. The requester may then choose one chapter, up to 10% of the item, as per the Fair Dealing provision of the Canadian Copyright ActThis is a practical guide that policy makers, miners ...
Artisanal Gold Council +1 more
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