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dc.contributor.authorAgyei, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-08T12:44:34Z
dc.date.available2022-06-08T12:44:34Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/16391
dc.description.abstractThe influx of Chinese miners in Ghana’s small-scale gold mining sector has encouraged a large body of research examining the deleterious impacts of gold mining on the environment. However, there is sparse literature concentrating on the health impacts of gold mining. This research therefore examines the health impacts of local and Chinese small-scale gold mining operations on Ghanaian communities. The research employs both qualitative and quantitative data and utilizes the theory of environmental justice as the framework for analyzing and creating ways to explore the health impacts of local and Chinese small-scale gold mining operations. The study found that both large-scale and small-scale gold mining are highly associated with environmental pollution in mining communities. The Chinese introduction of high-tech machines to quicken the production of gold has exacerbated the rate of environmental pollution in mining communities. Also, both scales of gold mining, in addition to Chinese mining activities, have negatively impacted the health of mining communities. Inhabitants of mining communities bear the brunt of poor sanitation, pollution, diseases, injuries and deaths. The research illuminates the environmental and health impacts of gold mining engendered by both local and Chinese miners in Ghanaian communities.en_US
dc.subjectHealth; Environmental Justice; Small-Scale Gold Mining; Chinese; Ghanaen_US
dc.titleHealth Impacts of Local and Chinese Small-Scale Gold Mining Operations on Ghanaian Communitiesen_US
refterms.dateFOA2022-06-08T12:44:34Z


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