Consequences of Mercury Used by Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Processes – A Case of River Nile State Sudan

Global Burden of Disease of Mercury Used in Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining.

BACKGROUND Artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the world's largest anthropogenic source of mercury emission. Gold miners are highly exposed to metallic mercury and suffer occupational mercury intoxication. The global disease burden as a result of this exposure is largely unknown because the informal character of ASGM restricts the availability of reliable data. OBJECTIVE To estimate t...

Quicksilver & Gold: Mercury Pollution from Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining

Mercury contamination in artisanal gold mining area of Manyera river, niger state Nigeria

The study was conducted on Manyera River, Niger State Nigeria due to the mining activities in the area as the river is mainly used as the source of livelihood of people around it. Samples of water, fishes and sediments were collected along the river course in March, 2013. Samples were persevered and taken to the laboratory for analysis by Cold Vapor Atomic Absorption Spectrometer. The water col...

Mercury Use in Artisanal Small-scale Gold Mining Threatens Human Health

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River transport of mercury from artisanal and small-scale gold mining and risks for dietary mercury exposure in Madre de Dios, Peru.

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a major contributor to deforestation and the largest anthropogenic source of atmospheric mercury worldwide. Despite significant information on the direct health impacts of mercury to ASGM miners, the impact of mercury contamination on downstream communities has not been well characterized, particularly in Peru's Madre de Dios region. In this area,...