Assessment of Potential Human Health Risks from Exposure to Select Heavy Metals in Road Dust Around Mining Sites in Carrascal, Surigao Del Sur, Philippines

Arreza, Kaleb P.; Garcia, Janice S.; Buncag, Mark Joseph J.; Sevilla-Nastor, Janice B.; Trinidad, Lorele C.

doi:10.13189/eer.2022.100308

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“…These respiratory health issues include upper respiratory tract infection, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and acute bronchitis. The findings of this study are in line with reports of the Rural health unit (RHU) of the Carrascal, Surigao del Sur as well as in the study of Arreza et al (2022). The study indicated that during peak mining activities, there was a significant rise in mortality and morbidity cases associated with dust inhalation, including upper respiratory tract infections and pneumonia (Arreza et al, 2022).…”

Section: Health Issuessupporting

confidence: 89%

“…The findings of this study are in line with reports of the Rural health unit (RHU) of the Carrascal, Surigao del Sur as well as in the study of Arreza et al (2022). The study indicated that during peak mining activities, there was a significant rise in mortality and morbidity cases associated with dust inhalation, including upper respiratory tract infections and pneumonia (Arreza et al, 2022). Nickel and nickel compounds have also been linked to an increased risk of cancer and respiratory diseases.…”

Section: Health Issuessupporting

confidence: 89%

“…Some studies noted that mining activities have positive and negative impacts on the communities situated in the Municipality of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur. Despite the positive impact of mining operations in Surigao del Sur such as employment and education opportunities for local residents and the development enterprises and social infrastructures for the community, undeniably, the mining operations have negative impacts on the environment and even public health (Arreza et al, 2022;Cuantero, 2015;Cuartero-Enteria, 2018; ) It was also reported that the mining operations in Surigao del Sur will likely to devastate marine ecosystems which pose risks to the aquatic organisms . Given the negative impacts of mining in the locale of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, there is a need to address these issues, especially, the threat of mining to the aquatic organisms, especially, to the gastropod species, which are important bio-indicators of environmental health.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The study of Cuartero (2015) indicated that the mining activities in some areas of Surigao del Sur, including the municipality of Carrascal resulted to problems such as land degradation, water pollution, the depletion of aquatic organisms and threats to wildlife diversity, which all of these were attributed from mining. Aside from environmental problems, the municipality also encountered issues on how the mining operations contributed to the increased incidence of respiratory health problems among affected communities near the mining areas (Arreza et al, 2022). Given these problems, there is a need of urgent solution addressing the impacts of mining to the environment and the host communities, especially, in the municipality of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Impact of Mining of Marine Gastropods Habitat: Basis for Information Education Communication(IEC) for Environmental Sustainability

2024

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An alarming socio-economic and environmental impact of mining in the Municipality of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur led to this study. It is important to assess the impact of mining on marine habitats and the diversity of gastropods in the area. The collection of gastropods is done in the selected four sampling areas, which include Brgy. Adlay, Brgy. Caglayag, Brgy. Dahican, and Brgy. Gango. Based on the sampling, 228 marine gastropod species were collected, consisting of 53 genera belonging to 10 families. The findings highlight the low diversity of the marine gastropods in the study area as the diversity index is less than 1.99. In addition, the physico-chemical parameter assessment of the study area reveals conditions ranging from slightly alkaline water with low oxygen content to very warm temperatures. These conditions suggest a delicate balance in the aquatic ecosystems, which could be sensitive to changes and affect marine gastropod populations and distributions. With regards to the average concentration of nickel (mg/kg) sediments as a result of the mining activities in the study area, the atomic absorption spectrophotometry result shows that Brgy. Gango is heavily polluted in comparison to other sampling areas. Additionally, the multiple regression analysis reveals that there is a positive and significant association between the nickel concentration and the diversity of gastropods in Brgy. Gango. This could indicate that some gastropod species, specifically those that are found in areas with high nickel concentrations, have acquired tolerance to nickel pollution. However, the regression analysis reveals that in the other sampling sites, such as Brgy. Adlay and Brgy. Caglayag, the presence of nickel sediments as a result of mining activities has a negative and significant impact on the marine habitat and diversity of gastropods. The findings suggest the importance of developing an information education and communication program addressing the negative impacts of mining and promoting environmental sustainability in the research locale.

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Section: Health Issuessupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Health Issuessupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Statement Of the Problemmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introduction 11 Background Of the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

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