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

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

Abstract Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) takes place under extreme conditions with a lack of occupational health and safety. As the demand for metals is increasing due in part to their extensive use in ‘green technologies’ for climate change mitigation, the negative environmental and occupati...

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Main Authors: Philip Landrigan, Stephan Bose-O’Reilly, Johanna Elbel, Gunnar Nordberg, Roberto Lucchini, Casey Bartrem, Philippe Grandjean, Donna Mergler, Dingani Moyo, Benoit Nemery, Margrit von Braun, Dennis Nowak, on behalf of the Collegium Ramazzini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
ASM
Mining
Green energy transition
Occupational health
Environmental health
Global south
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-022-00877-5

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