222Rn activity was measured in Asansol city and the adjacent mining area, West Bengal, India. 222Rn concentrations were found to vary in the range 6.4–145, 1080–91002, and 2070–180000 Bqm−3 in indoor air, soil gas, and groundwater, respectively. Total effective doses (TEDs) due to 222Rn exposure were also estimated. …
Sub-Saharan Africa is rich in natural resources but also faces widespread poverty. The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals brought increased attention to resource extraction projects, emphasizing their development potential in extraction regions. While mining companies are required to conduct environmental impact assessments, …
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a prominent technology to assess the environmental changes in the open cast Limestone mining region. However, traditional EIA methods and Limestone deposit identification involves time consuming, cost effective and manpower requirements. We cope-up these problem and incorporated with …
This qualitative study was carried out as part of the health impact assessment for the sustainable development (HIA4SD) project, which has the overarching goal of informing a policy dialogue for promoting the application of HIA in SSA. ... Half (n = 7) of the community leaders assessed the overall impact of mining on health as "a bit …
A human health risk assessment is used to assess the potential impacts of chemical exposure in contaminated environmental media on human health (Li et al., 2014; Reyes et al., 2021). It is extensively used for estimating the health effects of heavy metals as a result of exposure to these chemicals (Doležalová Weissmannová et al., 2019).
Health Impact Assessment (HIA) activity on project, program, plan or policy proposals has increased in Australia since the early 1990s. ... DHF Environmental Health Program has developed a HIA specific fact sheet on the Requirements for Mining, Construction and Bush Camps —including food safety, accommodation for workers, on …
Environmental Impact Assessment is the process of evaluating the effects caused by a project on the environment. The outcomes generated by this assessment can lead to a reduction of the negative effects and an increase in the positive effects caused by mine projects. ... Assessing environmental health impacts of coal mining exploitation in …
The impact of gold mining on the Witwatersrand on the rivers and karst system of Gauteng and North West Province, South Africa. J Afr Earth Sci 2012; 68: 24–43. ... Loewenson R. Assessment of the health impact of occupational risk in Africa: current situation and methodological issues. Epidemiol 1999; 10: 632–639. Crossref. PubMed. ISI.
A sustainable mining industry starts with a strong legal framework for environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) and management. Developing a strong legal framework takes time. Much can be learned from other countries' frameworks and continually reviewing and improving one's own framework. The Intergovernmental Forum on Mining,
Abstract. Mining is a hazardous operation and it involves considerable safety and health risk to the miners. Unsafe conditions in the surface and underground mines lead to a number of accidents ...
This new model of Social Impact Assessment applies to any mining project. Various open-pit mines, particularly porphyry copper mines, are anticipated to reach depths of more than 1000 m, and short knowledge of social impacts at such depths is a significant challenge for the mining industry's future. In the present study, 37 social impact ...
Health Impact Assessment is "a systematic process that uses an array of data sources and ... considerations into environmental impact statements for oil, gas, and mining projects. Building on these efforts, in 2010, H. B. 399 sought to integrate HIAs into state environmental policy. The bill mandated an analysis of
The increase in demand of building stones and construction-grade sand has resulted in aggressive hard rock quarrying in many parts of the world. The problems are to be evaluated in detail for the judicious use of resources on the one hand and ensuring health of the ecosystems on the other. The present study aims to evaluate the impact …
The locations of patients and the health records collected were processed and imported into ArcGIS environment for analysis. Of all the diseases associated with noise pollution, an overlay health impact map was plotted for hypertension cases in the study area and this is shown in Fig. 6. Download : Download high-res image (1MB)
Inductively after searching the health and mining literature and incorporating the expertise of the research team, mining-specific issues were added to the framework (for instance the assessment of cumulative impacts). ... Including health in environmental impact assessments of three mega transport projects in Sydney, Australia: a critical ...
The global mining industry has an opportunity to mobilize resources to advance progress against the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2018, the Anglo-American Group outlined aspirations for mining host communities to meet the SDG3 health targets. To progress from aspiration to action we designed and implemented a mixed …
We believe that vegetation health assessment and environmental monitoring study in mining sites could be applied to other mining regions with suitable modifications of parameters. However, the VHA study could be significant for environmental impact assessment and effective planning in mines sites. 4. Conclusion
Abstract. Natural resource extraction projects, including those in the mining sector, have various effects on human health and wellbeing, with communities in resource-rich areas in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) being particularly vulnerable. While impact assessments (IA) can predict and mitigate negative effects, it is unclear whether and to …
Thus, the present study aimed to assess the health impact of air pollution in the largest coal mining region in the country, based on the estimation of deaths attributable to PM 10 and PM 2.5, as well as the potential benefits on mortality, hospital admissions, life expectancy and economic costs in two simulated scenarios to improve the levels ...
Early stage awareness-raising – Creating buy-in and building partnerships, 2009–2012. Having identified health impact assessment (HIA) as a promising policy intervention to mitigate the health impacts of mining, our project team's 1 early efforts at policy change focused on engaging multiple stakeholders in discussions regarding the …
Australian mining developments cause indirect economic impacts on nearby communities leading to poor health and wellbeing of local residents. Economic instability is a recognised social determinant of health (SDoH); however, SDoHs are rarely considered adequately in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs).
impact in the mining industry can be systematized. The two important directions of action are taken. into account: the well-being of society and the improvement of the economic situation at local ...
3.3.4 Mining Taxes and Other Tax Related Issues. As shown in Table 7, 19.75% of Gango's respondents pay taxes with an average of 5% tax rate. There is a big difference on the payment of taxes between Gango and the other mining sites where only 0.8% or almost 1% of the population of the four mining sites pays taxes.
Mining and minerals extraction has been shown in many different jurisdictions to impact on worker and community health: risks to workers include respiratory illness, injuries, cancers, and mental health; community health risk occur through exposure to air water, soil and noise pollution as well as disasters, and indirectly through migration ...
ects on the health of society and the environment before the final decision on industrial and mining projects [9]. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a tool designed to identify and predict the consequences of a project on the environment, health, hygiene, and well-being of communities.
More recently there has been much effort to initiate stand-alone SIA and HIA (health impact assessment) for mining projects (Purevsuren et al., 2021; Vanclay, 2020). SIA, the process of managing social issues and concerns resulting from development projects ( Climent-Gil et al., 2018 ), 'represents a shift towards a more human-centred or ...
The major health hazard caused by mining in Akwuke (55% of respondents) and Iva (65% of respondents) was blindness. Indeed, 82.5% of respondents indicated that mining affected the pattern of settlement in the two mined areas. ... The study on environmental impact assessment of coal mining was carried out at Akwuke …
Conclusions. The prepared systematic literature review was aimed at providing a general overview of related research to risk in mining sector. After a search process that yielded 736 results, 94 papers were selected. These papers were strictly related to the area of analysis, assessment and risk management in mining.
Coal mining activities are causing an extensive range of environmental issues at both operating and abandoned mine sites. It is one of the most environmentally destructive practices, with the capability to eliminate fauna and flora, impact the groundwater system, and pollute the soil, air, and water. The Czech Republic relies almost exclusively on coal …
2. Protecting the Health of Local Communities is a Shared Responsibility. Mining companies have a clear responsibility toward preventing the spread of diseases within their workforce, but defining a similar role vis-à-vis local communities is less straightforward. From a corporate standpoint, investing in communities is critical for …
The importance of conducting suitable assessment studies beforehand, to learn the potential adverse impact of mining on the ecology and the environment has also been emphasised. Discover the world ...
health‐related & OSH considerations in environmental impact statements ii. UNIDO sponsored study on impact of mercury on artisanal miners (2003) : Body burden below reference levels iii. Socio‐economic and health survey component of the EIA /SEA study under Mining Sector Support (auspices of
The main purpose of this study is to present an environmental assessment model of mine pollution to evaluate the eco-environment of mining. This study added mineral species and mining types into ...
