Examining health and well-being outcomes associated with …

Direct environmental health impacts are often associated with mining activity and are frequently investigated. However, there is evidence of broader, indirect health and well …

Review of Environmental and Health Impacts of Mining in …

Introduction. Mineral wealth is an important asset that can be used to stimulate or enhance economic growth and spur infrastructure development, including the building of schools, hospitals and road networks.1 Mining has played a substantial role in the development of Ghana, which is second only to South Africa in terms of gold …

Unintended Emotional Effects of Online Health …

To control this effect, we use LIWC to calculate the pro portion of health-related ter ms to measure the amount of infor mational support in each post. This measure is an average on all four kinds ...

Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery

Introduction. I have spent many years working at the interface between the environment, both natural and built, and health, in both general medical (family) practice and in community-focussed public health practice (e.g. Stewart 1990; Stewart et al. 2003; Herm et al. 2005; Stewart et al. 2010; Mahoney et al. 2015; Stewart and Hursthouse …

Health effects of amosite mining and milling in South Africa …

Download Free PDF. Free PDF. Download Free PDF. Health effects of amosite mining and milling in South Africa. ... While use of asbestos materials in developed nations has been decreasing because of the harmful health effects of asbestos dust mining, processing and use of the ancient material in developing countries is increasing. ...

Health Problems from Mining

Responsible Mining; Mining causes serious accidents such as fires, explosions, or collapsed mine tunnels that affect miners and people living in communities near mines. Even in places where mining happened long ago, people can still be exposed to health threats from mining waste and chemicals that remain in the soil and water. …

Cascading impacts of global metal mining on climate …

2.1. Environmental and human health impacts. In this study, we selected six main categories of emissions (CO 2, PM 2.5, NMVOC, N 2 O, NH 3, and CH 4) to reflect the effects of climate change on various regions.The emission inventories that have not impacted the industry chain due to the epidemic were obtained from the environmental …

Air pollution and mortality impacts of coal mining: Evidence …

Baum and Benshaul-Tolonen (2021) note that the effect of mining on health in general and women's health in particular is not obvious. Mining typically is associated with increased economic activities that in turn leads to better access to medical care. ... Download: Download high-res image (147KB) Download: Download full-size image; …

Unintended Emotional Effects of Online Health …

PDF | On Jan 1, 2019, Jiaqi Zhou and others published Unintended Emotional Effects of Online Health Communities: A Text Mining-Supported Empirical Study | Find, read and cite all the research you ...

Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery

Not only are there accidents, but exposure to dust and toxins, along with stress from the working environment or managerial pressures, give rise to a range of diseases …

Worker and Community Health Impacts Related to …

Studies of surface mining focus on coal, granite and rock mining and health risks related to dust inhalation. In all levels of mining health risks occur with dust exposure. …

The Environmental Problems Caused by Mining

A village was set up to support 15,000 miners working in the ruby mine near Ambatondrazaka, Madagascar. Photo: Pardieu et al. (2017). However, compared to many other industries such as agriculture, mining uses relatively small pockets of land, and the future of mining could move to using techniques that are arguably even less invasive on …

Effect of Mining on Heavy Metals Toxicity and Health Risk …

Heavy metal contamination of selected rivers in the mining areas of Ghana was studied. In the study, 44 composite water samples were collected, digested, and analyzed for selected metals using ICP-MS. The average concentrations (mg/L) of heavy metals from the pristine sites ranged from 0.003 (As) to 0.929 (Fe), and the mining sites …

Lithium: Environmental Pollution and Health Effects

This article describes the natural and man-made sources of lithium, its health affects on humans and other living organisms, and the effects of mining and consumer-created pollution on the aquatic ...

Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The Case …

The manner in which these environmental and health effects are managed by the government, neighboring communities, and mining companies can either worsen or improve the quality of life for ...

The impact of mineral resource extraction on communities: …

The study by Boyles et al. (2017) proves that air, water, and soil problems caused by mining activities can lead to health problems in neighboring communities. …

Hazards identified and the need for health risk assessment …

Although mining is a cornerstone of the South African economy (), it generates copious amounts of dust. 1 The dusts may be toxic since they may also be contaminated with various toxic metals.For this reason, the prevalence and severity of occupational diseases in the mining industry depends on the ores mined, the …

Satellite images show the widespread impact of mining on …

Download PDF . NEWS AND VIEWS; 23 August 2023 ... metals and the direct and indirect effects on the health ... Dethier and colleagues' study documents the widespread occurrence and pervasive ...

MINING IN PALAWAN: EFFECT ON …

Nevertheless, the community is only partially aware of the attempts and practices that the mining companies are doing, and thus, they must be proactive in communicating with the residents and conduct awareness …

Assessing the effects of mining projects on child health in …

The African continent hosts many industrial mining projects, and many more are planned due to recent prospecting discoveries and increasing demand for various minerals to promote a low-carbon future. The extraction of natural resources in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) represents an opportunity for economic development but also poses a …

Impacts for half of the world's mining areas are …

Mining is a crucial industry — from iron and copper to gravel and sand, we depend on it for the basic building blocks of the modern world. It is a fast changing sector, as the clean energy ...

Mining In Palawan: Effect On Environment, Livelihood

This research work examined the ore extraction and mining operations of the three (3) largest Mining companies in Palawan, Philippines, and their effect on the environment and the people. This research work undertook a thorough and broader outlook into the environmental implications of Mining on the island of Palawan, both negative and positive.

(PDF) Review on Effects of Mining in Ghana: The …

It does this by looking at the history of mining in Ghana (Obuasi), the regulatory actors along the mining value chain, and some important lessons about mining. Keywords: Mining in Obuasi; mining industry; …

Harmful Impacts of Mining

Populations in mining regions showed significantly poorer-than-average health. The study lists environmental factors (air, water, soil and noise pollution) as well as non …

Coal Mine Dust Exposures and Associated Health …

silica, and associated increased risk of silicosis, in coal mining. The main conclusions drawn from review of the new information are: 1. While findings published since 1995 refine or add further to the understand - ing of the respiratory health effects of coal mine dust described in the NIOSH

Harmful mining activities, environmental impacts and effects …

The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector offers a supplementary livelihood strategy to agriculture in northern Ghana, acting as a source of capital to support agriculture.

Harmful Impacts of Mining

RMF Harmful Impacts of Mining when extraction harms people, environments and economies. Executive summary. 4. Minerals and metals play a central role in the global economy and mining is an important source of economic development in many countries. However, the harmful effects of mining remain a challenge for society to acknowledge …

Full article: Health impact assessment of a mining project in …

Given that mining in Sweden occurs mostly in this territory and the adverse health effects found in this study, the lack of comprehensive HIAs on mining projects in Sweden raises serious concerns. But even when health is considered in the EIA, the limited view of health applied is disappointing (such as referring only to somatic but not to ...

Systematic Review of Community Health Impacts of Mountaintop Removal Mining

Methods. A systematic review was conducted of published studies of MTR mining and community health, occupational studies of MTR mining, and any available animal and in vitro experimental studies investigating the effects of exposures to MTR-mining-related chemical mixtures. Six databases (Embase, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, Toxline, and …

A Rapid Assessment of the Impacts of Gold Mining on Women's Health …

A Flurry or an avalanche of publications examining the effects of mining on host communities have painted a rather incomplete picture of the abilities of these communities to cope with economic ...