Reprint

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

Edited by
March 2023
360 pages
  • ISBN978-3-0365-6870-6 (Hardback)
  • ISBN978-3-0365-6871-3 (PDF)

This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Related Environmental and Health Problems that was published in

Environmental & Earth Sciences
Medicine & Pharmacology
Public Health & Healthcare
Summary

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. This book presents a total of 20 published articles of regions including Southeast Asia, South America, and South Africa, as well as a general overview of ASGM issues. Studies included in this book posit that (1) ASGM activity is still widely practiced as an alternative livelihood in rural areas in many countries around the world, using toxic elements such as Hg and cyanide due to a lack of legal enforcement on the ASGM sector; (2) ASGM has a negative impact on environmental ecosystems, causes occupational health problems for miners, and causes chronic health disorders in both ASGM communities and those living far from ASGM areas. However, some studies propose that specific potential bioindicators could be used to monitor the environment and health of those living in ASGM communities, providing sustainable solutions to severe ASGM problems.

Format
  • Hardback
License and Copyright
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
artisanal and small gold mining; contaminant movement; Ecuador; environmental risks; extractive industries; illegal mining; elevated blood levels; artisanal and small-scale gold mining; para-occupational; environmental health; artisanal and small-scale gold mining; gold price; Indonesia; influxes of miners; landcover change; mining camp; remote sensing; artisanal and small-scale gold mining; environmental governance; Indonesia; landcover change; mining camp; nighttime light; remote sensing; artisanal and small-scale gold mining; online health assessment; Myanmar; coronavirus disease; mining community; mercury; methylmercury; artisanal small-scale gold mining; Amazon; human health; economic valuation; copper; mercury; geomedical science; Gorontalo; atmospheric; mercury; ASGM; amalgamation; accumulation; tree bark; ASGM; best-worst scaling; job opportunities; preferences; Indonesia; artisanal and small-scale gold mining; Pteris vittata; absorption; arsenic; mercury; lead; Bone River; Gorontalo Province; Indonesia; work; health; disease; intoxication; heavy metal; neuro-psychological disorders; Indonesian gold mining; ASGM; illegal mining; environmental and health impact; artisanal and small-scale gold mining; ASGM; TDCoPs; transdisciplinary; mercury; Southeast Asia; active mining; alluvial mining; artisanal and small-scale gold mining; Indonesia; remote sensing; SAR; surface water occurrence; heavy metal contamination; river sediments; ASGM; Gorontalo; geo-accumulation index; alluvial mining; artisanal and small-scale gold mining; Indonesia; landcover change; remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar; Hg; artisanal and small-scale gold mining; air; water; soil; plant; fish; human hair; health risk; Myanmar; Southeast Asia; mining; artisanal mining; small-scale mining; environment; bibliometric analysis; methylmercury; working memory; executive functions; indigenous population; environmental exposure; Matsigenka; Manu National Park; Amazon Basin; cocoa; contaminant mobility; contamination; health risk; toxic metals

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