Causes and Effects of Mining on Human Health and the Environment
In countries like Peru and South Africa, mining activities contribute more than 11% and 27.4% of GDP, respectively. Nonetheless, the mining sector has a lot of negative health and environmental impacts, and sometimes, the health cost of mining activities can outweigh its benefits.
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Understanding cobalt's human cost
After studying the impacts of mining cobalt — a common ingredient in lithium-ion batteries — on communities in Africa's Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Northwestern University is calling for more data into how emerging technologies affect human health and livelihoods ...
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Water Pollution Resulting From Mining Activity: An …
The environmental problems arising due to mining activities are natural land degradation, air and water pollution with heavy metals, organic and inorganic waste, negative impact on terrestrial and ...
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Impacts of Coal Use on Health | Annual Review of …
Surface coal mining and processing impose public health risks on residential communities through air and water pollution. Burning coal in power plants emits more nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, and heavy metals per unit of energy than any other fuel …
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Mining and Environmental Health Disparities in Native …
To fully understand the impacts of abandoned mine waste and to inform policies that protect tribal populations from future adverse health impacts, the body of scientific studies will need to incorporate more tribal studies, incorporate cultural and traditional practices into assessments of toxicity, and better understand unique responses …
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Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the effectiveness of mining
Mining is also known to affect traditional practices of Indigenous peoples living in nearby communities, and conflicts in land use are also often present, as are other social impacts including those related to public health and …
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Mountaintop Removal Mining: Impacts on …
This mining method blasts off the top layer of a mountain to expose the underlying coal seam resulting in dust and fly-rock and necessitating disposal of the 'overburden' into spoil piles and of slurry into …
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Mountaintop Mining Consequences | Science
Mountaintop Mining Consequences. Damage to ecosystems and threats to human health and the lack of effective mitigation require new approaches to mining regulation. There has been a global, 30-year increase in surface mining ( 1 ), which is now the dominant driver of land-use change in the central Appalachian ecoregion of the …
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Health Effects Of Mining
Health effects of mining very severe. The mercury used in mining causes a number of different health problems, including neurological disorders and kidney diseases. …
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People living near mining activities at increased …
A similar story of ill impacts of mining on health in other areas. While the country and the world transition to cleaner sources of energy, the transitions for the people that have been impacted by coal …
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Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery
Mining continues to be a dangerous activity, whether large-scale industrial mining or small-scale artisanal mining. Not only are there accidents, but exposure to …
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Coal as an energy source and its impacts on human health
Coal is a widely used energy source, but it also poses serious threats to human health. This article reviews the current literature on the impacts of coal combustion, mining, and utilization on various aspects of human health, such as respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, and reproductive systems. It also discusses the potential …
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Evidence of the impacts of metal mining and the effectiveness of mining
Mining is known to affect traditional practices of Indigenous peoples, and land-use conflicts are also often present, as are other societal impacts including those related to public health and human wellbeing [e.g. 17, 18–20.
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Effects Of Mining on the Environment and Human Health
Impacts of strip mining: Strip mining destroys landscapes, forests and wildlife habitats at the site of the mine when trees, plants, and topsoil are cleared from the mining area. This in turn leads to soil erosion and destruction of agricultural land. When rain washes the loosened top soil into streams, sediments pollute waterways.
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Human Health Impacts > Appalachian Voices
Key Findings. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Appalachian coal-mining communities. Areas with mountaintop removal have significantly higher mortality rates from cardiovascular disease than …
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Impacts of Coal Use on Health | Annual Review of Public Health
This article reviews evidence for the public health impacts of coal across the extraction, processing, use, and waste disposal continuum. Surface coal mining and processing impose public health risks on residential communities through air and water pollution. Burning coal in power plants emits more nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, particulate …
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Risks of mining to salmonid-bearing watersheds | Science …
Mining for metals and coal provides resources used by humanity but has the capacity to harm aquatic ecosystems. Mining can alter water and sediment chemistry, water cycling, physical habitat, and the health of organisms ranging from microbes to mammals, including humans (1–5).Mining impacts span vast scales of time and space.
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Understanding mining's lasting effects on Indigenous …
Environmental soil scientist Lydia Jennings, Ph.D., (see sidebar) shared the harsh effects mining can have on environmental health, and how Indigenous-led collaboration can help, during a July 24 lecture, "From Metal Mining to Data Mining: How Indigenous Data Governance Supports Indigenous Sovereignty Within an Open Science Ecosystem." …
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Coal as an energy source and its impacts on human …
•. Coal and its by-products affect different systems in humans. •. Inhalation of harmful substances from coals and their by-products poses risk to human health. …
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Impacts of Mining | Oxfam Australia
Impacts of Mining. We have found mining can negatively affect people by: Mining can impact local communities both positively and negatively. While positive impacts such as employment and community development …
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Mining and biodiversity: key issues and research needs in …
2. The many ways mining activities impact biodiversity. Mining affects biodiversity at multiple spatial scales (site, landscape, regional and global) through direct (i.e. mineral extraction) and indirect processes (via industries supporting mining operations, and external stakeholders who gain access to biodiversity-rich areas as the result of …
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Health impacts of industrial mining on surrounding …
Perceived positive impacts on health and well-being were related to interventions implemented by the mines such as new or improved water sources, health …
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Mercury rising: How does gold mining in Ghana impact health
Associate Professor of Geography Heidi Hausermann and colleagues have won a $1.537 million National Science Foundation grant to study the health, social and environmental effects of rapidly expanding, small-scale gold mining and mercury pollution in Ghana and beyond. The award, which will fund a five-year research project, marks the …
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Health Problems from Mining
Health Problems from Mining. Social Problems. Illnesses from Dust. Tuberculosis (TB) Contaminated Water. Chemicals Used in Mining. Heavy Metals. Safety …
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Exploring the Impacts of Mining on Planetary Health
Mining is a vital part of the global economy, providing metals and minerals, jobs, and other benefits, but can cause environmental pollution, health problems for ecosystems and humans, loss of...
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Health impacts of industrial mining on surrounding …
Industrial mining projects can play an important role in global sustainable development if associated health risks are minimised and opportunities maximised. While a broad body of evidence from quantitative studies exists that establishes the interlinkages between mining operations and effects on public health, little research has been …
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How the rise of copper reveals clean energy's dark side
Its price nearly doubled from 2019 to 2020 in the US. That's partly because copper's role in the transition to clean energy cannot be overstated. "We're really going to have to re-engineer ...
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Toxicological effects of mining hazard elements
This review covers the impact of mining on human health, considering different ores and mechanisms and mixtures of waste that affect the physiology of the cardiovascular system, brain, kidney, and lungs. Springer link, Scopus, PubMed, Science direct, and Scielo databases were accessed. However, database search only included …
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Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery
Mining continues to be a dangerous activity, whether large-scale industrial mining or small-scale artisanal mining. Not only are there accidents, but exposure to dust …
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Including health impacts in environmental impact …
Analysis of the three EISs demonstrates that: the possible impacts of each mine on health and well-being were narrowly and inadequately considered; when health …
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