Analysis of the Mercury Distribution in Blood as a Potential Tool for Exposure Assessment - Results from Two Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Areas in Zimbabwe.
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DOI: 10.1007/s12011-021-02714-1
Abstract: People in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) areas are frequently exposed to high levels of mercury (Hg). Hg analyses in urine and whole blood are the gold standard of biomonitoring, although this may not… read more here.
Keywords: artisanal small; exposure assessment; exposure; blood ... See more keywords
Solid-phase partitioning and release-retention mechanisms of copper, lead, zinc and arsenic in soils impacted by artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127574
Abstract: Abstract Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) operations are major contributors to the Philippines’ annual gold (Au) output (at least 60%). Unfortunately, these ASGM activities lacked adequate tailings management strategies, so contamination of the environment… read more here.
Keywords: artisanal small; asgm activities; copper; gold ... See more keywords
Socio-environmental perceptions and barriers to conservation engagement among artisanal small-scale gold mining communities in Southeastern Peru
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01816
Abstract: Abstract Artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) poses threats to biodiversity and to the health and well-being of human communities. However, ASGM also economically supports several populations from lower social-economic backgrounds, especially in the Global South.… read more here.
Keywords: artisanal small; scale gold; gold mining; conservation ... See more keywords
Artisanal and small-scale mining and the Sustainable Development Goals: Opportunities and new directions for sub-Saharan Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.09.006
Abstract: Abstract This paper explains how formalizing and supporting artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) – low-tech, labor-intensive mineral processing and extraction – would help governments in sub-Saharan Africa meet several targets linked the Sustainable Development Goals… read more here.
Keywords: artisanal small; sub saharan; saharan africa; scale mining ... See more keywords
Customary governance of artisanal and small-scale mining in Guinea: Social and environmental practices and outcomes⋆
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DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105229
Abstract: Abstract In Guinea, attempts are underway by international donors, development practitioners, and the national government to bring artisanal and small-scale diamond mining in line with a formal regulation and parcel allocation system. This formalization initiative… read more here.
Keywords: guinea; artisanal small; mining; governance ... See more keywords
From diurnal to nocturnal: Surviving in a chaotic artisanal and small-scale mining sector
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101475
Abstract: Abstract Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM)–mostly informal, low-tech, and hazardous form of mining–serves as a significant source of livelihood for many populations in many countries. Characterized by widespread environmental vandalism, the government of Ghana banned… read more here.
Keywords: scale mining; artisanal small; small scale; mining ... See more keywords
Application of data mining in Iran's Artisanal and Small-Scale mines challenges analysis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102337
Abstract: Abstract Most of the mines operating in Iran are classified into Artisanal and Small-scale mines (ASM). ASM accounts for 98.3% of the country's 10,000 mines, more than 80% of employment, and about 65% of the… read more here.
Keywords: artisanal small; data mining; mining; scale mines ... See more keywords
Mapping Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining in Senegal Using Sentinel 2 Data
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DOI: 10.1029/2020gh000310
Abstract: Artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) represents a significant economic activity for communities in developing countries. In southeastern Senegal, this activity has increased in recent years and has become the main source of income for… read more here.
Keywords: artisanal small; sentinel; scale gold; small scale ... See more keywords
Artisanal small-scale opal mining (ASOM) insecurity in the Delanta wereda, Ethiopia: The shifting landscape of multidimensional insecurity in the face of emergent ASOM wealth
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DOI: 10.1080/10246029.2017.1294094
Abstract: ABSTRACT The commencement of opal mining in Ethiopia a decade ago has attracted the involvement of poor peasants, wealthy traders and traffickers. Although the academic and official literature on artisanal small-scale opal mining (ASOM) has… read more here.
Keywords: artisanal small; mining; wealth; multidimensional insecurity ... See more keywords
Fate of mercury from artisanal and small-scale gold mining in tropical rivers: Hydrological and biogeochemical controls. A critical review
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DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2019.1629793
Abstract: Abstract Despite numerous existing publications, the fate of mercury (Hg) in ASGM-affected tropical aquatic systems remains uncertain. This is driven by an incomplete understanding of the factors controlling Hg distribution and transport in tropical ecosystems.… read more here.
Keywords: fate mercury; mercury artisanal; artisanal small; tropical rivers ... See more keywords
1637d The mercury-free gravity borax method in artisanal small-scale gold mining
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DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2018-icohabstracts.692
Abstract: Artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the largest single anthropogenic source of mercury emissions. Mercury is used in excessive amounts to extract gold from crushed ore in ASGM. Through pollution of the air, water and… read more here.
Keywords: artisanal small; method; borax; gold ... See more keywords