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Mining activities: health impacts

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dc.contributor.authorCandeias, Carla
dc.contributor.authorÁvila, Paula
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Patrícia
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, João P.
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-10T11:42:24Z
dc.date.available2019-04-10T11:42:24Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-23
dc.descriptionRefers to: P.C.S. Coelho, J.P.F. Teixeira, O.N.B.S.M. Gonçalves. Mining Activities: Health Impacts Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, 2011, Pages 788-802.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractMining is an important economic activity with potential to contribute to the development of economies. At the same time, environmental and health impacts of mining on surrounding communities are of major concern. Potential human health risks occur at most stages of the mining life cycle, from exploration to mine closure, and may result from both surface and subsurface mines. Mining activities include the use of toxic chemicals and waste disposals with health impacts on miners and local populations and also with adverse environmental impacts on the surrounding environment. Human health impacts result from long term and systematic exposure, ingestion, inhalation, and skin contact with toxic heavy metals, acidic drainage and toxic chemicals. Inhalations of dust and air particulate matters are among the significant pathways of carcinogenic pollutants into the human body. Health impacts can also result from soil and water pollution due to the mine contaminants migration by erosion and weathering and chemical dispersion such as acid drainages from mine wastes and tailings. By applying appropriate practices, health effects due to mining activities can by mitigated or avoided. Legislation requires that mine administrators manage health and safety properly to provide safe places to work and live.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11056-5pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/6380
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780124095489110565?via%3Dihubpt_PT
dc.subjectAcidic Drainagept_PT
dc.subjectCarcinogenic Pollutantspt_PT
dc.subjectChemical Dispersionpt_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmental Impactpt_PT
dc.subjectEnvironmental Practices to Mitigate Health Effectspt_PT
dc.subjectHuman Healthpt_PT
dc.subjectLegislationpt_PT
dc.subjectLong Term Environmental Exposurept_PT
dc.subjectMining Activitypt_PT
dc.subjectSystematic Occupational Exposurept_PT
dc.subjectToxic Chemicals Migrationpt_PT
dc.subjectToxic Heavy Metalspt_PT
dc.subjectWaste Disposalpt_PT
dc.subjectWeatheringpt_PT
dc.subjectGenotoxicidade Ambiental
dc.titleMining activities: health impactspt_PT
dc.typelearning object
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oaire.citation.endPage21pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleReference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volumeIn: Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. 2018.Epub 2018 April 23. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11056-5pt_PT
rcaap.embargofctPolítica editorial do recurso.pt_PT
rcaap.rightsembargoedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typepedagogicalPublicationpt_PT

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