A new hazard assessment workflow to assess soil contamination from large and artisanal scale gold mining.

Matar Thiombane, Benedetto De Vivo, Birane Niane, Michael J Watts, Andrew L Marriott, Marcello Di Bonito

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Article in Environmental geochemistry and health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Matar ThiombaneHaemers Technologies Group, Chaussée de Vilvorde, 104, 1120, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6546-7926

Benedetto De VivoPegaso University, Piazza Trieste E Trento 48, 80132, Naples, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2370-1814

Birane NianeDépartment Génie Géologique, Mines Et Eau, U.F.R. Sciences de L'Ingénieur, Université IBA DER THIAM de Thiès, BP 967, Thiès, Senegal.

Michael J WattsInorganic Geochemistry, Centre for Environmental Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, NG12 5GG, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0379-8401

Andrew L MarriottInorganic Geochemistry, Centre for Environmental Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, NG12 5GG, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3864-4827

Marcello Di BonitoSchool of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst Campus, Southwell, NG25 0QF, UK. marcello.dibonito@ntu.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8590-0267

Funding

Nottingham Trent University HealthNottingham Trent University Wellbeing" Seedcorn funding scheme (2018)

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gold mining activities are undertaken both at large and artisanal scale, often resulting in serious 'collateral' environmental issues, including environmental pollution and hazard to human and ecosystem health. Furthermore, some of these activities are poorly regulated, which can produce long-lasting damage to the environment and local livelihoods. The aim of this study was to identify a new workflow model to discriminate anthropogenic versus geogenic enrichment in soils of gold mining regions. The Kedougou region (Senegal, West Africa) was used as a case study. Ninety-four soil samples (76 topsoils and 18 bottom soils) were collected over an area of 6,742 km

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MercurySoil PollutantsEcosystemEnvironmental MonitoringGoldHumansMiningSoilWorkflowGoldMercurySoilSoil PollutantsContamination levelGeochemical signaturesPotentially harmful elements (PHE)Risk assessment, human health

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PMID37071266

DOI10.1007/s10653-023-01552-5

PMCPMC10310586

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