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Feb 09, 2017#0183;#32;The analysis also shows that the years of schooling of respondents (education) affected the views of respondents on relationship of diseases endemic in the area of mining activities. For those with higher years of schooling (1018 yrs. ) asserted that mining activities had caused diseases endemic in the area.
In areas with mountaintop removal (or surface mining), rates of lung, bladder, kidney, and colon cancer, along with leukemia, are all higher than in nonmining areas.
Jul 09, 2019#0183;#32;And I learnt that smallscale artisanal mining has particular challenges that are not seen in largescale mines, including the association of gold mining with health problems from psychosocial, cardiovascular, respiratory and sexual risks, nutritional, water and sanitation issues, and resulting in malaria, upper respiratory tract diseases, especially pulmonary tuberculosis and silicosis, and skin
Apr 04, 2017#0183;#32;Local populations have reported health issues related to mercury poisoning such as tremors and memory loss. According to some sources, illegal mining companies often extorted the local populations by forcing them to search for gold by sending in armed groups to intimidate them.
Dec 17, 2020#0183;#32;T his December has seen the government place a stronger emphasis on health and safety. While focus in 2020 has of course been on the mitigation of the Covid19 pandemic, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) is reminding the country of its efforts towards a Zero Harm minerals and energy sector, by partnering with the Mine Health and Safety Council for a monthlong health
Mar 06, 2015#0183;#32;While not immediately obvious, mining operations are inextricably linked with health: not only can mining operations create health risks for mine workers, they can also generate social phenomena such as overcrowded settlements (shanty towns), risky behaviors (drugs and alcohol abuse, sexual violence, multiple sexual partners) and migration across borders, which can all
Aug 15, 2016#0183;#32;Mining affects the social fabric, leading to the disruption of social connectedness. As such, its been linked to anxiety, insomnia and substance abuse. Although not everyone is susceptible to these effects, people who gain a strong sense of identity from the
Aug 15, 2016#0183;#32;Mining affects the social fabric, leading to the disruption of social connectedness. As such, its been linked to anxiety, insomnia and substance abuse. Although not everyone is susceptible to these effects, people who gain a strong sense of identity from the land are most likely to experience negative outcomes.
Oct 16, 2020#0183;#32;Miners are at risk of developing a lung disease called pneumoconiosis because of their regular exposure to airborne respirable dust, and miners with five or more years'' mining experience who are exposed to exhaust from diesel engines have an increased risk of dying from lung cancer. Pneumoconioses (meaning dusty lung) can cause impairment, disability and premature death.
1. What specific diseases or other health problems are associated with coal mining in local communities? 2. Are there clusters of these diseases or other health problems in the Hunter Region of NSW? 3. Is social injustice associated with coal mining in local communities? 4.
When stratifying factors such as smoking status, alcohol consumption, etc. the mountaintop mining county showed that people in these communities were times more likely to report fair or poor health comparatively to nonmining counties odds of reporting poor or fair health of times more likely.
Feb 16, 2011#0183;#32;Among them are the cost of treading elevated rates of cancer and other illnesses in coalmining areas, environmental damage and lost tourism opportunities in
In Southern Africa, there is a general belief that the spread of HIV/AIDS is a particular problem within mining projects, due mainly although by no means solely to a migrant labour system in which workers spend months away from their spouses, often living in single
communities have been particularly exposed to the detrimental effects of contamination arising from mining and its effects on public health, agriculture and the environment. In addition, the legacy of mining has left thousands of sites in Africa contaminated by mining and associated mine dumps such as tailings and slag material.
Sep 10, 2019#0183;#32;The turn of events in the Minetail West Rand mine closure matter is a good example of how relaxed monitoring of regulatory issues can leave serious adverse effects for communities who eventually bear the consequences of environmental degradation, safety and health problems and ultimately remain with the consequences of mining.
Summary of key findings for Research Question 1 Health harms. Adults in coal mining communities have been found to have: Higher rates of mortality from lung cancer, chronic heart, respiratory and kidney diseases Higher rates of cardiopulmonary disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other lung diseases, hypertension, kidney disease, heart attack and stroke, and asthma Increased
Health Problems from Mining Hesperian Health Guides
May 08, 2018#0183;#32;This is particularly true when it comes to local communities that are negatively affected by mining and mostly insufficiently compensated. Two related issues account for this state of affairs.
Dr. Michael Hendryx, a professor of applied health science at Indiana University, who coauthored the study, has been researching health issues in the coal mining areas of Appalachia since 2006.
Dec 01, 2015#0183;#32;There was evidence for a dose response effect in that persons living in counties where coal mining was heaviest, measured by tons of coal mined, had significantly worse health indicators for hypertension, respiratory disease and kidney disease, controlling for other risks, compared to persons in areas with lesser amounts of mining or no mining.
As Coal Mining Declines, Community Mental Health Problems Aug 15, 2016#183; Environmental Contaminants. The communities that reside in proximity to the devastated lands where mountaintop removal mining occurs some of the poorest in the nation are concentrated in a 65county area in southern West ia, eastern Kentucky, southwestern
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