Environmental health impacts of small-scale gold mining in East Indonesia: mercury pollution and nature conservation

• Autorzy: Soesilo Tri Edhi Budhi , Hawa Nada Ismita , Nuraeni Nuraeni

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.46873/2300-3960.1419

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The expansion of small-scale gold mining impacts environmental health and socioeconomic. Research in Bombana District, one of the gold mining centers in eastern Indonesia, was conducted to explore perceptions of the impact of small-scale gold mining on human health and attitudes towards environmental conservation activities related to small-scale gold mining activities. This research uses a quantitative approach with univariate tests to identify respondent characteristics, bivariate tests (Chi-square) to test relationships and frequency differences, and multivariate analysis (regression) to test the direction and magnitude of the relationship. The perception of the impact of small-scale gold mining on human health was not significantly related (p=0.576) to community participation in environmental conservation activities. Attitude variables related to nature conservation are partially significantly related to community participation in environmental conservation activities (p=0.001). Respondents with a poor attitude regarding environmental conservation activities are 17.1 times more likely to not participate in environmental conservation activities than respondents with a good attitude. Although mining activities benefit several sectors, it is undeniably detrimental to the environmental health sector, where one of the critical impacts is the mercury content in the soil and water in the environment around mining. Therefore, local people should take advantage of locally-based nature conservation.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

small-scale gold mining; nature conservation; environmental health; pollutant

PL

wydobycie złota na małą skalę; ochrona przyrody; zdrowie środowiskowe; zanieczyszczenie

• Wydawca: Elsevier ; Główny Instytut Górnictwa
• Czasopismo: Journal of Sustainable Mining
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 23, iss. 3
• Strony: 251--260
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 42 poz.

Twórcy

autor

Soesilo Tri Edhi Budhi

• Universitas Indonesia, School of Environmental Science, Indonesia

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3188-5812

autor

Hawa Nada Ismita

• Universitas Indonesia, Research Cluster of Interaction, Community Engagement and Social Environment, Indonesia

• https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0936-8862

autor

Nuraeni Nuraeni

• Universitas Indonesia, Faculty of Public Health, Indonesia

• https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4754-5355

Bibliografia

• [1] Gafur NA, Sakakibara M, Komatsu S, Sano S, Sera K. Environmental survey of the distribution and metal contents of Pteris vittata in arsenic-lead-Mercury-contaminated gold mining areas along the Bone River in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia. Int J Environ Res Publ Health 2022;19(1):530. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010530.
• [2] Libassi M. Uneven ores: gold mining materialities and classes of labor in Indonesia. J Rural Stud 2023;98:101-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2023.01.013.
• [3] Meutia AA, Lumowa R, Sakakibara M. Indonesian artisanal and small-scale gold miningda narrative literature review. Int J Environ Res Publ Health 2022;19(7):3955. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19073955.
• [4] Kramadibrata S. Review of the mineral development in Indonesia. Proc Earth Planet Sci 2023;6:6-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeps.2013.01.064.
• [5] Pratiwi Narendra BH, Siregar CA, Turjaman M, Hidayat A, Rachmat HH, Mulyanto B, et al. Managing and reforesting degraded post-mining landscape in Indonesia: a Review. Land 2021;10(6):658. https://doi.org/10.3390/land10060658.
• [6] Quarm JA, Anning AK, Fei-Baffoe B, Siaw VF, Amuah EE. Perception of the environmental, socio-economic and health impacts of artisanal gold mining in the Amansie West District, Ghana. Environ Challen 2022;9:100653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2022.100653.
• [7] Ottenbros IB, Boerleider RZ, Jubitana B, Roeleveld N, Scheepers PTJ. Knowledge and awareness of health effects related to the use of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Suriname. Environ Int 2019;122:142-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.10.059.
• [8] Mestanza-Ramón C, Ordonez-Alcivar R, Arguello-Guadalupe C, Carrera-Silva K, D’Orio G, Straface S. History, socioeconomic problems and environmental impacts of gold mining in the Andean region of Ecuador. Int J Environ Res Publ Health 2022;19(3):1190. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031190.
• [9] Morgan VL, McLamore ES, Correll M, Kiker GA. Emerging Mercury mitigation solutions for artisanal small-scale gold mining communities evaluated through a multicriteria decision analysis approach. Environ Syst Decis 2021;41(3): 413-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-021-09808-0.
• [10] Bansah KJ. Artisanal and small-scale mining formalization in Ghana: the Government’s approach and its implications for cleaner and safer production. J Clean Prod 2023;399:136648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136648.
• [11] Cheng Y, Watari T, Seccatore J, Nakajima K, Nansai K, Takaoka M. A review of gold production, mercury consumption, and emission in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). Resour Pol 2023;81:103370. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103370.
• [12] Landrigan P, Bose-O’Reilly S, Elbel J, Nordberg G, Lucchini R, Bartrem C, et al. Reducing disease and death from artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) - the urgent need for responsible mining in the context of growing global demand for minerals and metals for climate change mitigation. Environ Health 2022;21(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/ s12940-022-00877-5.
• [13] Massaro L, Calvimontes J, Ferreira LC, de Theije M. Balancing economic development and environmental responsibility: perceptions from communities of garimpeiros in the Brazilian amazon. Resour Pol 2022;79:103063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.103063.
• [14] Velez-Torres I, Vanegas DC, McLamore ES, Hurtado D. Mercury pollution and artisanal gold mining in Alto Cauca, Colombia: woman’s perception of Health and environmental impacts. J Environ Dev 2018;27(4):415-44. https://doi.org/10.1177/1070496518794796.
• [15] Kahhat R, Parodi E, Larrea-Gallegos G, Mesta C, Vázquez- Rowe I. Environmental impacts of the life cycle of alluvial gold mining in the peruvian amazon rainforest. Sci Total Environ 2019;662:940-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.246.
• [16] Barcelos DA, Pontes FVM, Silva Fang da, Castro DC, dos Anjos NOA, Castilhos ZC. Gold mining tailing: environmental availability of metals and human health risk assessment. J Hazard Mater 2020;397:122721. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122721.
• [17] Serwajja E, Mukwaya PI. Environmental, health and safety intricacies of artisanal mining in the gold-rich landscapes of Karamoja, north-eastern Uganda. J Sustain Min 2021;20(2): 90-108. https://doi.org/10.46873/2300-3960.1055.
• [18] Casso-Hartmann L, Rojas-Lamos P, McCourt K, Velez- Torres I, Barba-Ho LE, Bolan~ os BW, et al. Water pollution and environmental policy in artisanal gold mining frontiers: the case of la toma, Colombia. Sci Total Environ 2022;852: 158417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158417.
• [19] Jiang L, Zhang R, Zhang L, Zheng R, Zhong M. Improving the regulatory health risk assessment of mercury-contaminated sites. J Hazard Mater 2021;402:123493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123493.
• [20] Teixeira RA, Pereira WV, Souza ES, Ramos SJ, Dias YN, Lima MW, et al. Artisanal gold mining in the eastern Amazon: environmental and human health risks of Mercury from different mining methods. Chemosphere 2021;284: 131220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131220.
• [21] de Bakker LB, Gasparinetti P, de Queiroz JM, de Vasconcellos AC. Economic impacts on human health resulting from the use of mercury in the illegal gold mining in the Brazilian amazon: a methodological assessment. Int J Environ Res Publ Health 2021;18(22):11869. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182211869.
• [22] Hudson-Edwards KA. Mining and Planetary Health: a geohealth-led special collection. GeoHealth 2018;2(10):278-82. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018gh000156.
• [23] Pang Q, Gu J, Wang H, Zhang Y. Global health impact of atmospheric mercury emissions from artisanal and smallscale gold mining. iScience 2022;25(9):104881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104881.
• [24] Wanyana MW, Agaba FE, Sekimpi DK, Mukasa VN, Kamese GN, Douglas N, et al. Mercury exposure among artisanal and small-scale gold miners in four regions in Uganda. J Health Pollut 2020;10(26):200613. https://doi.org/10.5696/2156-9614-10.26.200613.
• [25] Kyaw WT, Kuang X, Sakakibara M. Health Impact Assessment of artisanal and small-scale gold mining area in Myanmar, Mandalay Region: preliminary research. Int J Environ Res Publ Health 2020;17(18):6757. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186757.
• [26] Zolnikov TR, Ramirez Ortiz D. A systematic review on the management and treatment of Mercury in artisanal gold mining. Sci Total Environ 2018;633:816-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.241.
• [27] Hresc J, Riley E, Harris P. Mining Project’s economic impact on local communities, as a social determinant of health: a documentary analysis of environmental impact statements. Environ Impact Assess Rev 2018;72:64-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2018.05.009.
• [28] Prabawa FY, Zagloel TY, Koestoer RH, Abdini C. Improving the economy of community’s gold mining sector in Indonesia with the usage of efficient and clean technology in gold extracting process. Adv Environ Sci 2019;11(3):195-207. http://www.aes.bioflux.com.ro/docs/2019.195-207.pdf.
• [29] Hasibuan OP, Tjakraatmadja JH, Sunitiyoso Y. Illegal gold mining in Indonesia: structure and causes. Int J Emerg Mark 2022;17(1):177-97. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-11-2019-0964.
• [30] Zang J, Zhang J, Wu C, Zhang Y, Guo M, Li H, et al. Ore Geology Reviews. Comprehensive quantitative evaluation of the future mining: a comparison of socio-economic benefits and eco-environmental impacts. 2023. p. 105727. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2023.105727.162.
• [31] Goix S, Maurice L, Laffont L, Rinaldo R, Lagane C, Chmeleff J, et al. Quantifying the impacts of artisanal gold mining on a tropical river system using Mercury Isotopes. Chemosphere 2019;219:684-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.12.036.
• [32] Pang Q, Gu J, Wang H, Zhang Y. Global health impact of atmospheric mercury emissions from artisanal and smallscale gold mining. iScience 2022;25(9). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104881.
• [33] Souza NHF, Pereira WV, Dias YN, Souza ES, Teixeira RA, Lima MW, et al. Environmental and human health risks of arsenic in gold mining areas in the Eastern Amazon. Environ Pollut 2020;265:114969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114969.
• [34] Afrifa J, Opoku YK, Gyamerah EO, Ashiagbor G, Sorkpor RD. The clinical importance of the mercury problem in artisanal small-scale gold mining. Front Public Health 2019;7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00131.
• [35] Rahman MA, Rahman A, Khan MZ. Renzaho AMN Human health risks and socio-economic perspectives of arsenic exposure in Bangladesh: a scoping review. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2018;150:335-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.12.032.
• [36] Obuobi B, Tang D, Cai X, Nketiah E, Adu-Gyamfi G. Sustainable mining practices: willingness to adopt mercury-free gold mining in Ghana. J Clean Prod 2022;380:135085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135085.
• [37] Mason RP, Baumann Z, Hansen G, Yao KM, Coulibaly M, Coulibaly S. An assessment of the impact of artisanal and commercial gold mining on mercury and methylmercury levels in the environment and fish in Cote d’Ivoire. Sci Total Environ 2019;665:1158-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.393.
• [38] Sana A, De Brouwer C, Hien H. Knowledge and perceptions of health and environmental risks related to artisanal gold mining by the artisanal miners in Burkina Faso: a crosssectional survey. Pan Afr Med J 2017;27:1-14. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2017.27.280.12080.
• [39] Charles E, Thomas DS, Dewey D, Davey M, Ngallaba SE, Konje E. A cross-sectional survey on knowledge and perceptions of health risks associated with arsenic and mercury contamination from artisanal gold mining in Tanzania. BMC Publ Health 2013;13(1):1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-74.
• [40] Kadja GTM, Ilmi MM. Indonesia natural mineral for heavy metal adsorption: a review. J Environ Sci Sustain Develop 2019;2(2):139-64. https://doi.org/10.7454/jessd.v2i2.1033.
• [41] Domingues JM, Miranda VFL, Rezende DC, Lares YS, Ferreira SR, de Oliveira RC. Statistical modeling of quarrying activities and their impact on residents’ satisfaction. J Environ Sci Sustain Develop 2020;3(2):416-29. https://doi.org/10.7454/jessd.v3i2.1062.
• [42] Herdiansyah H, Januari AD. Smart communities and community empowerment for environmental sustainability. IOP Conf Ser Earth Environ Sci 2021;940:012078. https://10.1088/1755-1315/940/1/012078.