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1 mar 2024 · Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is increasingly damaging forest, land, and water resources, and this occurrence is rapidly gaining the attention of interest groups across the globe. Our paper contributes to the global discussion of this mining induced devastation with data from Ghana.
10 cze 2021 · The location of mines, unaccountable extraction processes, and the lack of enforcement of mining codes are all factors that make mining an environmental disaster in Africa. The perfect combination of mining and environmental protection is still a mirage in most African countries.
4 cze 2021 · Compared to opportunistic health management, community-based health programs to protect and promote health and well-being in mining settings should become a priority in striving toward local, continental and global sustainable development.
19 mar 2018 · Mining alters the natural landscape and discharges large volumes of wastes that pose serious pollution hazards to the environment, to human health and to agriculture. As a result, the recent 2 decades have witnessed a global surge in research on post-mining landscape restoration, yielding a suite of techniques including physical, chemical, ...
5 gru 2017 · Some of these damages in sub-Saharan Africa include abandoned pits and shafts in artisanal mining areas in West Africa, dumps from previous mining activities in South Africa, pollution...
17 gru 2020 · The World Bank-funded $65.6 million Zambia Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement Project (ZMERIP), aims to reduce environmental health risks in critically polluted mining areas. The project specifically targets the communities living in Chingola, Kabwe, Kitwe and Mufulira municipalities, including lead exposure in Kabwe municipality.
9 sty 2017 · Identified sources of soil pollution in Africa include agricultural activities, mining, roadside emissions, auto-mechanic workshops, refuse dumps and e-waste. Oil spills are a major problem in oil-rich African countries such as Nigeria and Angola.
