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2019 california gold mining dredging1/2/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() In most instances, poverty is an influential primary drive in ASGM activities thus providing a source of livelihood for many rural communities ( 2, 3). According to the International Labor Organization, ASGM operations are labor intensive, employing low, and basic level mechanization ( 1). Also, insights into the effect of mercury intoxication and mechanisms of action on organ and metabolic systems among exposed individuals are provided.Īrtisanal or small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is usually characterized by the use of rudimentary or basic tools operating at a limited level of production with reduced capital investment. Thus, this article seeks to provide a topical review of recent findings on organ damage and metabolic disorders among mercury-exposed artisanal small-scale miners with emphasis on the contributing factors such as personal protective equipment usage and artisanal small-scale gold mining-specific occupational activities. Amalgamation and amalgam smelting, two significant steps in the artisanal small-scale mining operations generate lots of mercury vapors, leading to chronic exposure among miners. However, it is a significant source of environmental mercury contamination which affects human health. 7Food and Drugs Authority, Cape Coast, GhanaĪrtisanal small-scale mining is widely operated in various countries serving as a livelihood to many rural communities.6Department of Wildlife and Range Management, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.5Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.4Biopharmaceutical Laboratory, College of Life Sciences, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China.3Department of Biomedical Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.2Scientific Research Center, Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China.1Department of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.Justice Afrifa 1,2 * Yeboah Kwaku Opoku 3,4 Eric Ofori Gyamerah 5 George Ashiagbor 6 Rosemary Doe Sorkpor 7 ![]()
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