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Effects of Occupational Hazards on Job Stress and Mental …

occupational hazards have certain influence on job stress and mental health of factory workers and miners. The enhancements in occupational hazard and risk assessment, occupational health examination, and occupational protection should be taken to relieve job stress and enhance the mental health of factory workers and miners. 1. Introduction

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

As with all industries, mining has both advantages and disadvantages for the inhabitants of mineral-rich communities. 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 community residents.

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Impacts of Coal Use on Health | Annual Review of Public Health

2. All phases of the coal use continuum (mining, processing, combustion, and waste disposal) create adverse public health and environmental impacts. Public health impacts include cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, kidney disease, mental health problems, adverse birth outcomes, impaired child development, and others. 3.

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Impact of mining on human health in and around mines

RESEARCH ARTICLE. Impact of mining on human health in and around mines. Akhilesh Kumar Yadav, Aarif Jamal. First published: 19 September 2018. …

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The impact of mineral resource extraction on

The variability in the health effects of gender and educational experience suggests that strengths and differences in livelihood capacity do have an impact on the health resilience of the population. Columns (3) and (7) of Table 3 analyze the variability of individual health resistance to mining in urban and rural communities.

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Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery

Abstract. 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 and toxins, along with stress from the working environment or managerial pressures, give rise to a range of diseases that affect miners.

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Environmental and health risks posed to children by artisanal gold

The global mining of gold among artisanal and small-scale mines is associated with numerous hazards. Traumatic and occupational hazards include mine collapse and cave-ins, crush injuries, burns, falls, barotrauma, drowning, asphyxiation, lacerations injuries from mining equipment, temperature-related maladies, and noise …

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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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Effects of Illegal Mining on the Environment, Economy, and …

The mining of minerals has contributed enormously to most African countries' economies. However, the activities involved in these sectors have turned to hunt our environment and human life due to the lack of regulation in this sector. This paper is a review of the effects of illegal mining on the environment, the economy and agricultural …

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(PDF) Assessing the effects of mining projects on child health in …

No effects of the launch of new mining projects on overall under-five mortality were found (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR): 0.88; 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 0.68–1.14).

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Mining | PPT

This can have serious health effects, including mental retardation in children. •Asbestos mining causes the dispersal of asbestos into the environment. This will cause deaths among local residents and workers, often several decades later. Fortunately, the mining and use of asbestos are banned in most parts of the world.

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(PDF) Effects of Sand Mining on Planetary Health: A Case Study …

The concept of planetary health was used as a lens to examine the effects of sand mining on the environment and a pathway to address the eco-health inequalities to the vulnerable community. A mixed method approach was adopted in the case study that included qualitative (key informant interviews, field observations and photography) and ...

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(PDF) Mining, Rural Livelihoods and Food Security: A …

Mining operations decrease food availability among women in a substantial way, while – at the same time – showing no significant or even a positive effect on men's access to food.

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Unit 3: Mining and Mining Impacts

Summary. In this unit, students are introduced to basic mining methods and processes. This unit also addresses some of the impacts of mining (particularly from mining for metals) on the environment and human health, and integrates concepts such as ore grade, economics, and mining-related decisions with resource use and manufacturing.

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Unit 3 Reading: Mining and Mining Impacts

Learning outcomes: Contrast surface and underground mining. Identify a mining company's goals with each of the following: exploration, extraction, concentration, reclamation, and remediation. Describe how wastes are created during the different stages of product creation and use. Discuss how waste products are/can be managed.

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Mines: The local wealth and health effects of mineral mining

Downloadable (with restrictions)! We assess health and wealth impacts of mineral mining using micro-data from about 800 mines in 44 developing countries. Gains in asset wealth (0.3 standard deviations) coexist with a higher incidence of health conditions linked to heavy metal toxicity: anemia among women (ten percentage points), and stunting in young …

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Health and Environmental Effects · Mining the West: Primary …

Since mining is a predominantly male-dominated field (approximately 85% of mine workers are male) health effects of mining has been primarily studied in males resulting in significant knowledge gaps. Mining has substantial negative impacts on the environment. In addition to direct and visible effects, such as deforestation and destruction of ...

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Mines: The local wealth and health effects of mineral …

Mines increase wealth levels, but at the cost of specific health effects. •. Women living close to heavy metal mines are at risk of anemia, while children …

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Virginia Energy

The Reclamation Services Unit assures coal mine operator compliance with the Virginia Coal Surface Mining Control Reclamation Act, Chapter 19, Title 45.1 of the Code and the Virginia Coal Surface Mining Reclamation …

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Worker and Community Health Impacts Related to …

Health impacts of uranium mining are longterm – sometimes over 20 years after end of work. Most studies find relative risks of lung cancer between 2 and 5 times higher in

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The Environmental Impact of Mining (Different Mining Methods …

All these different effects add up to serious on-site habitat damage. Mining also creates knock-on effects — like water pollution, air pollution and vegetation loss as a result of soil eruption. This can lead to greater habitat loss beyond the immediate location. Habitat Destruction Caused By Mining.

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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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Environmental Impacts: Local Perspectives of Selected Mining …

In a report published by Human Rights Watch in 2014, it reported that the worsening environmental and social issues in mining communities (intense land destruction, off-site effects on community relocation, and health and safety issues) were due to mining activities . That presumption is particularly evident in the iron ore, rutile, and diamond ...

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Mining and Its Environmental Impacts | SpringerLink

Mining will remain a necessity, since even the very best recycling rates cannot provide the amounts needed of various commodities. To avoid or at least drastically curb the damaging side effects of mining and related activities, a different approach deems necessary and paramount – the approach of sustainable mining.

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Assessing the effects of mining projects on child health in sub …

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 …

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Health impacts of industrial mining on surrounding communities …

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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Environmental and health effects of early copper metallurgy …

mining and manufacture had dramatic effects on the environment and health of people living in Europe and the Middle East during the Bronze Age. It goes on to speculate that heavy metal poisoning may have contributed to the increase in fractures seen between the Neolithic and Bronze Age. Keywords copper, Bronze Age, mining, health, environment

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Negative Impacts Of Mining On The Environment

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 aquatic ecosystems, human health and socioeconomic. Possibly, the weightiest after effect of a mining is its effects on water resources.

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Cobalt's human cost: Social consequences of green energy must …

But trying to measure intangible social effects like mental health is much harder." ... which can be leveraged to better understand localized effects of mining: (1) interviews and focus groups of ...

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The Environmental Problems Caused by Mining | Earth.Org

The infrastructure created by mining operations in remote, untouched landscapes can lead to improved access to these regions which may result in further human-caused disturbance to the local ecological systems. The impact of mining operations on the surrounding land is also closely linked to the ecological setting of the …

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