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Biosurfactant production by Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from mining waste: From genomic analysis to development of a polymeric composite for removal of hexavalent chromium

Polymer International, EarlyView.
Biosurfactant was produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa using andiroba waste from Amazonia. A biosurfactant–alginate composite (Alg/BioS) was successfully synthesized via ionotropic gelation, and achieved up to 70% Cr6+ removal from water. Abstract Environmental contamination by heavy metals represents a significant challenge due to their persistence in ...
Paulo Diniz Austriaco, Emilly Cruz da Silva, Glenda Sores Gomes, Joane Almeida Alves, Amanda Vidal, Leandro Argolo, Rafaela Ribeiro, Luciana Souza, José Augusto Pires Bitencourt, Leonardo Brasil Felipe, Leonie Asfora Sarubbo, Sidnei Cerqueira dos Santos   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Management Strategy in the Golden Era of the Poboya Village Mining Area, Mantikulore District, Palu City

Administrative and Environmental Law Review
Artisanal gold mining in Poboya Village, Mantikulore District, Palu City, poses significant environmental risks due to the continued use of mercury in gold processing. Mercury contamination has degraded land and water quality and threatens public health,
Ikbal Ikbal, Gabriela Almasari Datuan, Abdullah Abdullah, Nursiah Moh. Yunus, Widyatmi Anandy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Illegal Gold Mining in the Brazilian Amazon: Environmental Degradation in Yanomami Indigenous Lands, and Regulatory Failures

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Illegal gold mining has emerged as a major sustainability threat in the Amazon, eroding Indigenous rights, forest integrity, and climate mitigation efforts. This study examines how international market incentives relate to the expansion of illegal mining and associated deforestation within the Yanomami Indigenous Territory (YIT) from 2008 to ...
Shirléia Lago Santos, Ana Claudia de Araujo Moxotó, Jurandir Moura Dutra   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artisanal gold mining and conflict in Africa [PDF]

, 2023
It is estimated that 63 percent of people directly involved in artisanal and small-scale mining in Africa are committed to gold mining. We use georeferenced data (0.5×0.5 decimal degree level) on gold-suitable zones to document the impact of artisanal
Caldeira, Isabel Maria de Carvalho
core  

Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Related Environmental and Health Problems

, 2023
This reprint focuses on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) all over the world, as well as its impact on the economy, environment, and health, providing sustainable solutions to severe ASGM problems.

core   +1 more source

Mine Ventilation System Variable Resistance Regulate Air Quantity Economy and Its Impacts on Artisanal Mine in Ivory Coast

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, Jiang Fuxing, Feng Yu, Zhu Sitao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The social and environmental responsibility of informal artisanal and small-scale mining in Ghana: An Akan philosophical perspective.

Journal of Environmental Management
Informal artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) continues to grow globally, raising both challenges and opportunities in terms of economic, social, and environmental impacts.
D. Vazquez-Brust, Francis Arthur-Holmes, N. Yakovleva   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Operationalising Circular Economy Through Social Innovation: A Systems Thinking‐Based Model for Sustainability Transitions

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Social innovation (SI) is increasingly recognised as an important enabler of circular economy (CE) transitions. However, existing research offers limited explanation of the processes through which SI operationalises CE principles, as SI and CE have largely evolved in parallel and existing conceptualisations remain predominantly descriptive ...
Souresh Cornet, Saswat Barpanda, Marc‐Antoine Diego Guidi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards Responsible Mining in Africa: Problematising the Environmental and Public Health Concerns of Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining in Ghana

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There have been emerging media reports on the impact of cyanide and mercury use in artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) operations on community health, especially among pregnant and non‐pregnant women, ASGM miners, and children in rural Africa.
Francis Arthur‐Holmes, Emmanuel Selasi Tomude, Steve Ahenkora Amoako   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Les logiques du coopérativisme minier en Bolivie. Ancrages locaux, savoirs et luttes sociales comme légitimités d’une activité contestée

EchoGéo
Bolivia is a special case in South America in that 90 % of its mining workforce comes from artisanal and small-scale mines, organized in the form of cooperatives bringing together over 150,000 workers throughout the country.
Claude Le Gouill
doaj   +1 more source