Conclusion
This paper provides an approach to estimating the contribution of mining and metals processing to the overall global burden of disease from legacy and artisanal pollution. The health of more than seven million people was found to be at risk from mining locations globally. This risk was posed by 131 ASGM and 275 industrial mining and ore processing locations in 45 different countries. Sites were evaluated during visits carried out by investigators hired and trained by Blacksmith Institute. The investigation instrument, the ISS, captured data at each site in a uniform way, allows for comparison between different types of sites. The ISS is well suited for its intended purpose of prioritizing sites for further investigation or remedial activity. The ISS is focused on health risks, which provide the basis for prioritizing interventions in the often complex and large-scale environmental and social challenges related to legacy and artisanal mining. The data collected as part of the ISS provide the basis for more detailed estimation of the health risks and impacts associated with the mining sites. The ISS methodology, based on the existing US EPA HRS, provides a scientifically sound and analytically robust basis for making explicit the health risks and for identifying the benefits of different possible interventions.
ConclusionThis paper provides an approach to estimating the contribution of mining and metals processing to the overall global burden of disease from legacy and artisanal pollution. The health of more than seven million people was found to be at risk from mining locations globally. This risk was posed by 131 ASGM and 275 industrial mining and ore processing locations in 45 different countries. Sites were evaluated during visits carried out by investigators hired and trained by Blacksmith Institute. The investigation instrument, the ISS, captured data at each site in a uniform way, allows for comparison between different types of sites. The ISS is well suited for its intended purpose of prioritizing sites for further investigation or remedial activity. The ISS is focused on health risks, which provide the basis for prioritizing interventions in the often complex and large-scale environmental and social challenges related to legacy and artisanal mining. The data collected as part of the ISS provide the basis for more detailed estimation of the health risks and impacts associated with the mining sites. The ISS methodology, based on the existing US EPA HRS, provides a scientifically sound and analytically robust basis for making explicit the health risks and for identifying the benefits of different possible interventions.
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