Mercury (Hg) pollution remains an environmental global concern due to its non-degradable and toxic nature. Natural and anthropogenic sources of Hg adversely affect the functioning of aquatic ecosystems and biological processes. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), unregulated artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) contributes up to …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The Lega Dembi deposit is the largest gold producer in Ethiopia. It is situated in late-Precambrian metamorphosed sediments of the N-S trending, volcano-sedimentary Megado belt, which forms part ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11882 Corpus ID: 249965675; Assessing the effects of gold mining on environment: A case study of Shekiso district, Guji zone, Ethiopia @article{Mencho2022AssessingTE, title={Assessing the effects of gold mining on environment: A case study of Shekiso district, Guji zone, Ethiopia}, author={Birhanu …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Accepted: 25 May 2022 The environmental implications of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) practices have significantly grown, particularly on environment, socio, and livelihoods of the mining communities. The study aims to investigates the environmental and socioeconomic consequences of these practices. A survey research design …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Concerns over the impact of a gold mine in the Oromia region of Ethiopia have helped spur unrest, including this protest in 2018. As part of that process, the government commissioned several reports, including a two-part study that examined health issues of residents living around the mine, as well as one looking at the socio-economic …
WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Primary and placer gold mining sites in southern Ethiopia were studied to see the contribution of mining to the accumulation of metals in different environmental media.
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073The Lega-Dembi mine is the largest gold producer in Ethiopia, producing approximately 4500 kg of gold annually. The mine has a total deposit of approximately 37,694,766 tons of gold, implying an ...
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Such events have fueled an often contentious debate about how to identify areas that should be declared off-limits to mining because of too-rapid social and environmental sensitivity. Therefore, this study aims to assess the effects of the gold mining on the environment at a selected kebele in the case of Shekiso District, Guji …
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WhatsApp: +86 18221755073Traditional gold mining (TGM) is among the off-farm income sources of smallholder communities in the highlands of Ethiopia. However, information on their impact on land degradation, taking soil loss as a key indicator, was scant. Hence, this study aimed at i) analyzing local communities' attitudes toward TGM practice, ii) TGM impact on soil …
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