ReviewFrontiers in public health2019
The Clinical Importance of the Mercury Problem in Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 citations in OpenAlex.
- Mercury Exposure and Its Health Effects in Workers in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) Sector-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Mercury and cyanide exposure and safety practices in Sudanese artisanal gold mining communities, 2022.Environmental and occupational health practice · 2026Article
- Utilization of borax and its impact on the income and the livelihood of miners and other stakeholders: A case of Uganda.PloS one · 2025Article
- Indonesian Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining-A Narrative Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Environmental and health risks posed to children by artisanal gold mining: A systematic review.SAGE open medicine · 2022Review
- Mercury Exposure in Munduruku Indigenous Communities from Brazilian Amazon: Methodological Background and an Overview of the Principal Results.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Implementation of mercury biomonitoring in German adults using dried blood spot sampling in combination with direct mercury analysis.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2021Article
- Glutathione-related genetic polymorphisms are associated with mercury retention and nephrotoxicity in gold-mining settings of a Colombian population.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Health Studies in the Context of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Modeling Subjective Symptoms Related to Micro-Hydrargyrism in a Population of Moroccan Dentists.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2021Article
- Genetic Polymorphisms in Multispecific Transporters Mitigate Mercury Nephrotoxicity in an Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Community in Colombia.Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology · 2020Article
- Mercury Exposure Among Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners in Four Regions in Uganda.Journal of health & pollution · 2020Article
- Method for mapping HgMethodsX · 2020Article
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Artisanal small-scale mining is widely operated in various countries serving as a livelihood to many rural communities. However, it is a significant source of environmental mercury contamination which affects human health. Amalgamation and amalgam smelting, two significant steps in the artisanal small-scale mining operations generate lots of mercury vapors, leading to chronic exposure among miners. Thus, this article seeks to provide a topical review of recent findings on organ damage and metabolic disorders among mercury-exposed artisanal small-scale miners with emphasis on the contributing factors such as personal protective equipment usage and artisanal small-scale gold mining-specific occupational activities. Also, insights into the effect of mercury intoxication and mechanisms of action on organ and metabolic systems among exposed individuals are provided.
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