Reducing disease and death from Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) - the urgent need for responsible mining in the context of growing global demand for minerals and metals for climate change mitigation
Abstract Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) takes place under extreme conditions with a lack of occupational health and safety. As the demand for metals is increasing due in part to their extensive use in 'green technologies' for climate change mitigation, the negative environmental an...
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Main Authors: | Philip Landrigan (Author), Stephan Bose-O'Reilly (Author), Johanna Elbel (Author), Gunnar Nordberg (Author), Roberto Lucchini (Author), Casey Bartrem (Author), Philippe Grandjean (Author), Donna Mergler (Author), Dingani Moyo (Author), Benoit Nemery (Author), Margrit von Braun (Author), Dennis Nowak (Author), on behalf of the Collegium Ramazzini (Author) |
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2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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