ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Ecological and Health Risk Assessments of an Abandoned Gold Mine (Remance, Panama): Complex Scenarios Need a Combination of Indices.
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- Oral bioaccessibility and probabilistic human health risk assessment of potentially toxic elements in stream sediments from an abandoned gold mine in Panama.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2025Article
- Health risk assessment of heavy metals in arid soils of the Nile Delta, Egypt using GIS and multivariate statistical analyses.PloS one · 2025Article
- Trace elements in farmland soils and crops, and probabilistic health risk assessment in areas influenced by mining activity in Ecuador.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2023Article
- Critically raw materials as potential emerging environmental contaminants, their distribution patterns, risks and behaviour in floodplain soils contaminated by heavy metals.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- An approach for evaluating the bioavailability and risk assessment of potentially toxic elements using edible and inedible plants-the Remance (Panama) mining area as a model.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2023Article
- Ecological Risk Assessment and Source Apportionment of Heavy Metals in the Soil of an Opencast Mine in Xinjiang.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The impact of the mountain barrier on the spread of heavy metal pollution on the example of Gorce Mountains, Southern Poland.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2022Article
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Abstract
The derelict Remance gold mine is a possible source of pollution with potentially toxic elements (PTEs). In the study area, diverse mine waste has been left behind and exposed to weather conditions, and poses risks for soil, plants and water bodies, and also for the health of local inhabitants. This study sought to perform an ecological and health risk assessment of derelict gold mining areas with incomplete remediation, including: (i) characterizing the geochemical distribution of PTEs; (ii) assessing ecological risk by estimating the pollution load index (PLI) and potential ecological risk index (RI); (iii) assessing soil health by dehydrogenase activity; and iv) establishing non-carcinogenic (HI) and carcinogenic risks (CR) for local inhabitants. Soil health seems to depend on not only PTE concentrations, but also on organic matter (OM). Both indexes (PLI and RI) ranged from high to extreme near mining and waste accumulation sites. As indicated by both the HI and CR results, the mining area poses a health risk for local inhabitants and particularly for children. For this reason, it will be necessary to set up environmental management programs in the areas that are most affected (tailings and surrounding areas) and accordingly establish the best remediation strategies to minimize risks for the local population.
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