Analyzing the environmental impacts and potential health challenges resulting from artisanal gold mining in Shango area of Minna, North-Central, Nigeria
The environmental impact and potential health challenges resulting from artisanal mining in Shango area of Minna, North Central Nigeria was put into perspective. The methodology adopted for the research includes field work and laboratory analysis. Results of field observation reveal that mining acti...
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| author | Adegbe Mamodu Ile Theophilus Ojonimi Simon Samchi Apollos Orji-Chukwu N Jacinta Waziri H Salome Abubakar Abduljalilu Enesi |
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| description | The environmental impact and potential health challenges resulting from artisanal mining in Shango area of Minna, North Central Nigeria was put into perspective. The methodology adopted for the research includes field work and laboratory analysis. Results of field observation reveal that mining activity resulted in physical environmental impact such as land degradation, destruction of vegetation, erosion of soils and degrading water quality. Results from the laboratory analyses show that soils are contaminated with elements such as Cu (27.7ppm), Cd (0.6 ppm), Hg (0.62 ppm) and Ag (0.35 ppm) and generally show high status when compared to published standard for upper continental crust. While, Zn (14.8ppm), Ni (7.17ppm), Mn (207ppm), Pb (0.58ppm), As (0.4ppm), Co (0.55ppm), Mo (0.16ppm), and Zr (129.8ppm) are rated low in line with the published standard; other determined elements such as Cr (37.8ppm), Fe (31.1ppm) and Au (0.2ppm) are high. These elements can easily be absorbed by plants and subsequently accumulate in their tissues. When such plants are eventually eaten by man, it may lead to different health problems such as slow growth rate, liver and kidney problem. High concentration of these elements in plant tissues may causes different problems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9b0a134dd3ee403eb0f91c4efbeda2ab2022-12-22T03:00:36ZengUniversity of BrawijayaJournal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management2339-076X2502-24582018-01-01521055106310.15243/jdmlm.2018.052.1055161Analyzing the environmental impacts and potential health challenges resulting from artisanal gold mining in Shango area of Minna, North-Central, NigeriaAdegbe Mamodu0Ile Theophilus Ojonimi1Simon Samchi Apollos2Orji-Chukwu N Jacinta3Waziri H Salome4Abubakar Abduljalilu Enesi5Department of Geology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, NigeriaDepartment of Mining Engineering, University of Jos, NigeriaDepartment of Mining Engineering, University of Jos, NigeriaDepartment of Geology, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Federal University of Technology, Minna, NigeriaDepartment of Geology, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Federal University of Technology, Minna, NigeriaDepartment of Geology, School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Federal University of Technology, Minna, NigeriaThe environmental impact and potential health challenges resulting from artisanal mining in Shango area of Minna, North Central Nigeria was put into perspective. The methodology adopted for the research includes field work and laboratory analysis. Results of field observation reveal that mining activity resulted in physical environmental impact such as land degradation, destruction of vegetation, erosion of soils and degrading water quality. Results from the laboratory analyses show that soils are contaminated with elements such as Cu (27.7ppm), Cd (0.6 ppm), Hg (0.62 ppm) and Ag (0.35 ppm) and generally show high status when compared to published standard for upper continental crust. While, Zn (14.8ppm), Ni (7.17ppm), Mn (207ppm), Pb (0.58ppm), As (0.4ppm), Co (0.55ppm), Mo (0.16ppm), and Zr (129.8ppm) are rated low in line with the published standard; other determined elements such as Cr (37.8ppm), Fe (31.1ppm) and Au (0.2ppm) are high. These elements can easily be absorbed by plants and subsequently accumulate in their tissues. When such plants are eventually eaten by man, it may lead to different health problems such as slow growth rate, liver and kidney problem. High concentration of these elements in plant tissues may causes different problems.http://jdmlm.ub.ac.id/index.php/jdmlm/article/view/391artisanalenvironmentalminingShangotrace elements |
| spellingShingle | Adegbe Mamodu Ile Theophilus Ojonimi Simon Samchi Apollos Orji-Chukwu N Jacinta Waziri H Salome Abubakar Abduljalilu Enesi Analyzing the environmental impacts and potential health challenges resulting from artisanal gold mining in Shango area of Minna, North-Central, Nigeria Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management artisanal environmental mining Shango trace elements |
| title | Analyzing the environmental impacts and potential health challenges resulting from artisanal gold mining in Shango area of Minna, North-Central, Nigeria |
| title_full | Analyzing the environmental impacts and potential health challenges resulting from artisanal gold mining in Shango area of Minna, North-Central, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Analyzing the environmental impacts and potential health challenges resulting from artisanal gold mining in Shango area of Minna, North-Central, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analyzing the environmental impacts and potential health challenges resulting from artisanal gold mining in Shango area of Minna, North-Central, Nigeria |
| title_short | Analyzing the environmental impacts and potential health challenges resulting from artisanal gold mining in Shango area of Minna, North-Central, Nigeria |
| title_sort | analyzing the environmental impacts and potential health challenges resulting from artisanal gold mining in shango area of minna north central nigeria |
| topic | artisanal environmental mining Shango trace elements |
| url | http://jdmlm.ub.ac.id/index.php/jdmlm/article/view/391 |
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