Reducing Mercury Exposure
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Guideline to Selected References
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Mercury
Health Effects |
Cyanide
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Environmental
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| Manual for Training Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners (Veiga, 2006) |
pg. 115-125
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pg. 108-109
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pg. 110-114
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| Protocols for Environmental and Health Assessment of Mercury Released by Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners (Veiga, 2004) |
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| Mercury in Artisanal Gold Mining in Latin America: Facts, Fantasies and Solutions (Veiga, 1997) |
pg. 6-7, 9-10
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| Global Report on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (Hentschel, 2002) |
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| Mercury and Small Scale Gold Mining– Magnitude and Challenges Worldwide (Telmer, 2006) |
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| International mercury conference; How to reduce mercury supply and demand, Brussels, 26-27 October 2006 |
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| Summary Fact Sheets for Selected Environmental Contaminants to Support Health Risk Analyses (Peterson, 2005) |
pg. 98-99
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| Global Mercury Project(GMP) —UNIDO/UNDP/GEF |
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| United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) —Mercury web site |
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| United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |
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| World Bank Group —Oil, Gas, Mining, and Chemicals Department |
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| geco.mineroartesanal.com —en Español |
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| Mining, Environment and Development |
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| International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) |
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| International Labour Organisation (ILO) |
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| Mineral Resources Forum —Small-Scale Mining (MRF-SSM) |
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| Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development Project (MMSD) |
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| Practical Action Consulting |
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Reference List
Veiga, Marcello M., Stephen M. Metcalf, Randy F. Baker, Bern Klein, Gillian Davis, Andrew Bamber, Shefa Siegel, and Patience Singo (2006), Manual for Training Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Miners, Global Mercury Project, GEF/UNDP/UNIDO
Hentschel, Thomas, Felix Hruschka, and Michael Priester (2002), Global Report on Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining, International Institute for Environment and Development and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (provides an overview of ASM and a description of its social, environmental and economic issues.)
•From the GMP Main Page: “The Global Mercury Project began in 2002 with a vision to demonstrate ways of overcoming barriers to the adoption of practices that will limit mercury contamination of international waters from artisanal and small-scale gold mining. The GMP aims to introduce cleaner technologies, train miners, develop regulatory capacities within national and regional governments, conduct environmental and health assessments and build capacity within participating countries to continue monitoring Hg pollution after the project finishes. This website constitutes the amalgamation of previous GMP sites hosted in various locations on the internet. Updates and information from members and affiliates of the project are encouraged. . .”
•News and current activities of the Global Mercury Project are posted on the GMP web site
•This mercury site provides a broad range of information: actions by EPA and others, including international actions; effects on people and the environment; and how to protect you and your family
•Works with international organizations, national governments, non-governmental organizations, business, industry, the media and civil society to promote the wise use of the planet’s natural assets for sustainable development
•This World Bank Group is committed to helping promote sound policies and good investments in the oil, gas, mining, and chemicals sector
•Plataforma de gestión de conocimientos para la minería artesanal
•Documents on artisanal and small-scale mining and sustainable development from United Nations and other organizations
•Represents the views and interests of the mining, minerals, and metals industry in the international arena and offers guidance in the use of good practices to address sustainable development issues within the industry.
•Seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labor rights in various sector including small-scale mining.
•Information resource for issues related to artisanal and small-scale mining: environmental, health and safety; women’s and children's participation; organizational, technical and financial constraints; and regulatory and legal normalization. Managed by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
•MMSD was a two-year research and consultation project of the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) commissioned by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) with the purpose of obtaining an understanding of how the mining and minerals sector can contribute to a global transition to sustainable development.
•Is the consulting arm of the international NGO Practical Action, and includes an ASM program with a strong environmental focus. Has managed projects in Kenya, Malawi, Peru, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, and continues to be actively involved in issues of critical importance to the future of the activity, including health and safety and women in mining.
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