Human health risk assessment of metals and metalloids in mining areas of the Northeast Andean foothills of the Ecuadorian Amazon

Galarza, Emily; Moulatlet, Gabriel M.; Rico, Andreu; Cabrera, Marcela; Pinos-Vélez, Verónica; Pérez‐González, Andrés; Capparelli, Mariana V.

doi:10.1002/ieam.4698

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“…Penelitian lainnya yang mengamati tingkat arsenik anorganik yang terkandung pada urin anak-anak sekolah di lokasi bekas tambang, tidak menunjukkan hubungan yang signifikan terhadap ketidakmampuan belajar dan IQ anak (15) . Pada ulasan studi lainnya, ditemukan adaya risiko kesehatan non-karsinogenik yang lebih tinggi pada anak-anak dibandingkan dengan orang dewasa akibat berbagai paparan pencemar tailing (Mn, As, Pb, Cr, Cd, dan sebagainya) (16)(17)(18) (19) . Selain itu, ditemukan juga dampak kontaminasi arsenik yang berasal dari tailing pertambangan emas terhadap kejadian lesi kulit, hingga gejala pra-kanker (keratosis dan melanosis) (20) .…”

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Tinjauan Sistematis: Efek Kontaminasi dari Tailing Pertambangan terhadap Kesehatan Masyarakat

Rachmawati

Sugiarto²

2023

Kesling

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Tailing menjadi salah satu bahaya pencemar yang dapat memicu terjadinya kerusakan lingkungan apabila tidak dikelola dengan baik. Potensi dampak kesehatan timbul jika kontaminan memiliki kontak secara langsung ataupun tidak langsung dengan populasi di sekitar lokasi pertambangan. Artikel ini bertujuan untuk meringkas beberapa artikel ilmiah yang relevan dan mencakup adanya bahan pencemar yang terkandung dalam tailing pertambangan, serta untuk menilai beberapa gambaran dampak kesehatan yang terjadi. Artikel ini menggunakan metode tinjauan sistematik. Pencarian literatur menggunakan tiga basis data ilmiah, yakni PubMed, Sage Journal, dan Wiley Online Library yang dipublikasikan dalam 10 tahun terakhir. Kriteria inklusi termasuk kontaminasi yang berasal dari tailing pertambangan, dampak kesehatan berupa manisfestasi penyakit maupun penilaian risiko (non-karsinogenik dan karsinogenik), subjek penelitian dilalukan pada manusia, serta merupakan penelitian original. Terdapat 353 artikel yang diambil pada seleksi awal, dan di akhir terdapat 7 artikel yang dimasukkan ke dalam tinjauan sistematis. Artikel yang terpilih menunjukkan bahwa berbagai macam polutan yang berasal dari tailing pertambangan berpotensi menimbulkan berbagai masalah kesehatan berupa lesi kulit hingga persalinan obstetric premature. Selain itu, berbagai artikel yang ditinjau juga menggambarkan bahwa kelompok anak-anak memiliki risiko kesehatan yang lebih rentan dibandingkan dengan orang dewasa.

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Section: Metodeunclassified

Tinjauan Sistematis: Efek Kontaminasi dari Tailing Pertambangan terhadap Kesehatan Masyarakat

Rachmawati

Sugiarto²

2023

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“…The human being only needs small doses of a few metals, they are called micronutrients, as in the case of Cu and Fe (Cozzolino, 1997). The direct ingestion of heavy metals dissolved in water or indirectly accumulated in seafood, above the limit, is one of the main sources harmful to human beings, and causes disturbances in metabolism, besides carcinogenic activity (Cozzolino, 1997;Galarza et al, 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The presence of anthropogenic chemical contaminants may not be considered as pollution unless it affects the environment or biota. According to Galarza et al (2023), contamination occurs when the direct or indirect introduction of matter or energy into aquatic environments passes concentrations whose harmful effects are manifested, i.e. results in measurable impacts on individual organisms, populations or biological communities.…”

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Heavy Metals in Surface Waters in A State of The Brazilian Amazon: An Integrative Review

Bispo,

Ribeiro,

Oliveira

et al. 2024

RGSA

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Objective: The aim was to carry out a systematic literature review on studies and research into heavy metals (traces) in rivers in the Amazon region of Pará. Theoretical Framework: To have a chronological understanding of the situation of possible contamination by trace metals, affecting the quality of water in the Amazon, impacting ecosystems and public health. Industrial, agricultural and urban development has had a negative impact on rivers in Pará, contributing to the degradation of water resources. Method: This is a review, with a descriptive, qualitative and quantitative approach, using literature searches (descriptors) of research carried out in the state of Pará, published between 2005 and 2023. Articles with solid evidence were considered, in accordance with the parameters recommended by resolutions 274/2000 and 357/2005 and ordinance 888/2021 of the National Environment Council - CONAMA, expressing the results through descriptive statistics. Results and Discussion: It was possible to demonstrate the main environmental impacts of pollutant and contaminant sources in rivers in the Amazon region of Pará, such as high concentrations of Pb, Cu, As, Cd, Cr and Hg, especially Pb and Hg, which were present in 60% of the studies carried out in different aquatic environments over the last 20 years in the state of Pará. Research Implications: It helps to visualize the little research carried out in the Pará Amazon, as well as providing a better understanding of land use in the region, correlating it with the contamination of surface water by heavy metals. Originality/Value: It is of socio-environmental and scientific importance, as it provides a better understanding of the level of contamination and frequency of heavy metals in the surface waters of the state of Pará.

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“…In Ecuadorian Amazonia (the western portion of the Amazon basin), large karstic aquifers systems are present (Buckalew et al 1998 The Amazon region has been exposed to environmental impacts caused by mining, extensive agriculture, sh farming, a lack of basic infrastructure and domestic waste, oil extraction (Lessmann et al 2016), the mismanagement of solid waste in land lls, and the constant load of domestic waste outfall to the tributaries of major rivers (Capparelli et al 2020(Capparelli et al , 2021Galarza et al 2022). For example, in the Napo River Basin, anthropogenic impacts are consequence of the growth of the population and the diversi cation of economic activities (Pimm et al 2014;Capparelli et al 2020).…”

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Assessing the Napo Karst Formation vulnerability in the Western Amazon River Basin

Naranjo

Moulatlet

Hirata

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Karst environments are susceptible to contamination and directly affected by anthropogenic pressures. Remediation efforts are expensive, time-consuming, and often impractical. Hence, vulnerability maps can be valuable tools for protecting and preventing the aquifer’s degradation. This study aims to evaluate the vulnerability of the Napo Karst Formation (NKF), in the western Amazon basin in Ecuador, using three vulnerability models: EPIK, DRASTIC, and DRASTIC-LUC. The difference between the three models lies in the parameters used and how each one of them address the vulnerability. Because assigning values to each parameter depends on the author's expertise and the available data, these models can produce varying outcomes, which we analyze using spatial and sensitivity analysis. Our results showed that DRASTIC and EPIK classified 45.76% and 35.38% of the NKF area as highly vulnerable, respectively, while DRASTIC-LUC classified most of the NKF areas under moderate vulnerability (57.47%). The sensitivity analysis determined that the depth to water table (D) and the infiltration conditions (I) were the most critical parameters for the vulnerability assessment. The moderate-to-high vulnerability of the NKF raises a warning, as the impacts on surface and groundwater may affect local populations that directly depend on its water. This is the first study that evaluates the vulnerability to the contamination of karst formation in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The results of this research can be used as a baseline for future research and as technical information for decision-makers to reduce the activities that could aggravate surface and groundwater quality in Western Amazonia.

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Human health risk assessment of metals and metalloids in mining areas of the Northeast Andean foothills of the Ecuadorian Amazon

Cited by 10 publications

References 51 publications

Tinjauan Sistematis: Efek Kontaminasi dari Tailing Pertambangan terhadap Kesehatan Masyarakat

Tinjauan Sistematis: Efek Kontaminasi dari Tailing Pertambangan terhadap Kesehatan Masyarakat

Heavy Metals in Surface Waters in A State of The Brazilian Amazon: An Integrative Review

Assessing the Napo Karst Formation vulnerability in the Western Amazon River Basin

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