Recent Topics on Environmental Contamination Caused by Minerals Containing Arsenic and its Remediation-Arsenic Dissolution and Stabilization in Mine Tailing Dumps-

We investigated the characteristics of metal(loid) transport and dispersion in agricultural soils near an abandoned metal mine. Topsoil samples were collected from 162 sampling sites in the study area, including 1 in the mine tailing dumps, to analyze the total concentrations of As, Pb, Cd, and Zn. Subsequently, the metal(loid) transport and dispersion characteristics were investigated using geographic information system (GIS) technology. The results of this study clearly demonstrated the variation in the dispersal of As, Cd, Pb, and Zn from the mine tailing dumps to nearby agricultural soils and the element-specific spatial variability in their respective transport and dispersion characteristics. These findings suggested that compared with the migration behavior of Cd, Pb, and Zn, that of As has a farther-reaching impact on agricultural soils owing to its geochemical cycling in the soil and groundwater environment. This impact differed significantly in magnitude from that of the other investigated metals. Therefore, special consideration must be given to the migration behavior of As.

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14. Potential Environmental Health Risk from Johannesburg Gold Mine Tailing Dumps

10.3320/1.2762983 ◽

1999 ◽

Author(s):

V. Yousefi

Keyword(s):

Health Risk ◽

Environmental Health ◽

Mine Tailing ◽

Gold Mine ◽

Tailing Dumps ◽

Environmental Health Risk

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Distribution and Transition of Heavy Metals in Mine Tailing Dumps

MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS ◽

10.2320/matertrans.43.2778 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 43 (11) ◽

pp. 2778-2783 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Keiko Sasaki ◽

Takanori Haga ◽

Tsuyoshi Hirajima ◽

Kunihiko Kurosawa ◽

Masami Tsunekawa

Keyword(s):

Heavy Metals ◽

Mine Tailing ◽

Tailing Dumps

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Estimation of soil erosion and sediment yield from mine tailing dumps using GIS: a case study at the Samgwang mine, Korea

Geosystem Engineering ◽

10.1080/12269328.2012.674426 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 2-9 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Sung-Min Kim ◽

Yosoon Choi ◽

Jangwon Suh ◽

Sungchan Oh ◽

Hyeong-Dong Park ◽

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Keyword(s):

Soil Erosion ◽

Sediment Yield ◽

Mine Tailing ◽

Tailing Dumps

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Allergy and Household Living Conditions among Adolescents Living near Gold Mine Tailing Dumps in the Gauteng and North West Provinces of South Africa

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph19010122 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

pp. 122

Author(s):

Abike O. Olajide-Ibiejugba ◽

Vusumuzi Nkosi ◽

Funzani Takalani-Rathogwa ◽

Joyce Shirinde ◽

Janine Wichmann ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

South Africa ◽

Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis ◽

International Study ◽

Living Conditions ◽

Mine Tailing ◽

Gold Mine ◽

Buffer Zones ◽

North West ◽

Tailing Dumps

This quantitative exploratory baseline study aimed to investigate whether allergy among adolescents was associated with household living conditions, including living near gold mine tailing dumps in South Africa. A questionnaire based on the International Study of Asthma and Allergies was used to collect information on allergy and household risk factors among adolescents (n = 5611). A chi-square test was applied to determine the relationship between community (exposed/unexposed) and confounding variables. Crude and adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated using univariate and multiple logistic regression analysis (LRA) to estimate the likelihood of having doctor-diagnosed allergies. The overall prevalence of doctor-diagnosed allergies was 25.5%. The exposed communities had a higher prevalence of doctor-diagnosed allergies (26.97%) compared with the unexposed (22.69%) communities. The study found an association between doctor-diagnosed allergy and having fungus in the house, being female, currently having pets in and around the house, residing in the community for more than three years and living in communities located close to gold mine tailing dumps. Actions to implement buffer zones between gold mine tailing dumps and communities would support Sustainable Development Goals 3 (health) and 11 (sustainable cities and communities), while failing to address the current potential identified risk factors may pose a significant public health challenge. Local policymakers should also apply the precautionary principle to protect the health of children, especially with the location of human settlements relative to air pollution sources.

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