Acidophilic, chemolithotrophic iron and sulphur oxidizing bacteria such as Acidithiobacillus (At.) ferroxidans, At. thioxidans, Leptospirillum (L.) ferriphilum and L. ferroxidans, Sulfobacillus acidophilus Sulfolobus metallicus have been identified and utilized in gold extraction.

Health problems of gold miners who worked underground include decreased life expec-tancy; increased frequency of cancer of the trachea, bronchus, lung, stomach, and liver; increased frequency of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), silicosis, and pleural diseases; increased …

Health problems of gold miners who worked underground include decreased life expectancy; increased frequency of cancer of the trachea, bronchus, lung, stomach, and liver; increased …

This study found a high prevalence of respiratory diseases among gold miners, with asthma being 37.5% followed by pneumonia (14.3%) and bronchitis (9.69%). The prevalence of respiratory …

Health problems of gold miners who worked underground include decreased life expectancy; increased frequency of cancer of the trachea, bronchus, lung, stomach, and liver; increased frequency of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), silicosis, and pleural diseases; increased frequency of insect-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever; noise ...

Silicosis is an incurable and degenerative lung disease caused by breathing in silica dust, which is created in gold mining during blasting. Now, thousands of current and former South African...

The early history of gold mines around Palmer River, Queensland in the 1870s, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in the 1890s and Papua on the island of New Guinea in the 1910s are …

Why does mining activity continue to cause such a high burden of disease? How can these risks be reduced, and what is preventing an effective public health response?

This study found a high prevalence of respiratory diseases among gold miners, with asthma being 37.5% followed by pneumonia (14.3%) and bronchitis (9.69%). The prevalence of respiratory symptoms ranged from 35.4% of coughing to 25.4% of chest pain.

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining are the world's largest sources of anthropogenic mercury pollution. UNEP's "Minamata Convention on Mercury" supports programs to reduce and replace mercury in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM).

This document is part of a WHO technical series on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and health developed in response to World Health Assembly Resolution 67.11. It seeks to inform ministries of public …

The early history of gold mines around Palmer River, Queensland in the 1870s, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in the 1890s and Papua on the island of New Guinea in the 1910s are recounted specifically as it relates to infectious disease deaths.

Health problems of gold miners who worked underground include decreased life expectancy; increased frequency of cancer of the trachea, bronchus, lung, stomach, and liver; increased …

Health problems of gold miners who worked underground include decreased life expec-tancy; increased frequency of cancer of the trachea, bronchus, lung, stomach, and liver; increased frequency of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), silicosis, and pleural diseases; increased frequency of insect-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever; noise-ind...

Acidophilic, chemolithotrophic iron and sulphur oxidizing bacteria such as Acidithiobacillus (At.) ferroxidans, At. thioxidans, Leptospirillum (L.) ferriphilum and L. ferroxidans, Sulfobacillus …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining are the world's largest sources of anthropogenic mercury pollution. UNEP's "Minamata Convention on Mercury" supports programs to reduce and …

This document is part of a WHO technical series on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and health developed in response to World Health Assembly Resolution 67.11. It seeks to inform ministries of public health of roles they can play in supporting the implementation of ASGM related provisions of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.

Silicosis is an incurable and degenerative lung disease caused by breathing in silica dust, which is created in gold mining during blasting. Now, thousands of current and former South African...

Health problems of gold miners who worked underground include decreased life expectancy; increased frequency of cancer of the trachea, bronchus, lung, stomach, and liver; increased frequency of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), silicosis, and pleural diseases; increased frequency of insect-borne diseases, such as malaria and dengue fever; noise ...