Mercury Exposure and Health Problems in Urban Artisanal Gold Mining (UAGM) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Mercury Exposure and Health Problems in Urban Artisanal Gold Mining (UAGM) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia

Urban artisanal gold mining (UAGM) in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, has been run by a number of urban gold workers with gold jewelry manufacture as its core activity. The wastes generated from goldsmiths’ activities were further processed by the gold smelters to recover fine gold particles. S...

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Main Authors: Hasriwiani Habo Abbas, Masayuki Sakakibara, Koichiro Sera, Lukmanul Hakim Arma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Geosciences
Subjects:
urban artisanal gold mining (UAGM)
mercury exposure
health assessment
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/7/3/44

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