Health status within the precincts of a nickel-copper mining and smelting environment
Background: Mining and smelting activities affect the biophysical environment and human health. Objective: This paper elucidates on the human health status of residents close to a nickel-copper mine and concentrator/smelter plant. Method: 600 questionnaires were administered and data generated was p...
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| description | Background: Mining and smelting activities affect the biophysical
environment and human health. Objective: This paper elucidates on the
human health status of residents close to a nickel-copper mine and
concentrator/smelter plant. Method: 600 questionnaires were
administered and data generated was processed. Results: Health
complaints of respondents included palpitations, lower abdominal pain,
shortness of breath, constant chest pains, unusual spitting, coughing
regularly, frequent headaches, loss of body weight, regular
constipation, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, urinary pain, and unusual
genital discharge. Many respondents suffered from headaches frequently
with >50% from five sites. The majority of respondents having
frequent influenza/common colds were from three sites. Pracetamol,
aspirin and ibuprofen were taken for headache, period, back and
abdominal pain. Fumes, vibrations, noise and constant movement of heavy
equipment were considered as disturbing factors affecting health.
Conclusion: Fumes of SO2 emanating from mining and smelting were the
most suspected causative agent affecting health. Control site values
for fumes, dust, vibrations and noise were very low. A link between
health status and environmental pollution due to mining activities was
thus inferred. |
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environment and human health. Objective: This paper elucidates on the
human health status of residents close to a nickel-copper mine and
concentrator/smelter plant. Method: 600 questionnaires were
administered and data generated was processed. Results: Health
complaints of respondents included palpitations, lower abdominal pain,
shortness of breath, constant chest pains, unusual spitting, coughing
regularly, frequent headaches, loss of body weight, regular
constipation, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, urinary pain, and unusual
genital discharge. Many respondents suffered from headaches frequently
with >50% from five sites. The majority of respondents having
frequent influenza/common colds were from three sites. Pracetamol,
aspirin and ibuprofen were taken for headache, period, back and
abdominal pain. Fumes, vibrations, noise and constant movement of heavy
equipment were considered as disturbing factors affecting health.
Conclusion: Fumes of SO2 emanating from mining and smelting were the
most suspected causative agent affecting health. Control site values
for fumes, dust, vibrations and noise were very low. A link between
health status and environmental pollution due to mining activities was
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human health status of residents close to a nickel-copper mine and
concentrator/smelter plant. Method: 600 questionnaires were
administered and data generated was processed. Results: Health
complaints of respondents included palpitations, lower abdominal pain,
shortness of breath, constant chest pains, unusual spitting, coughing
regularly, frequent headaches, loss of body weight, regular
constipation, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, urinary pain, and unusual
genital discharge. Many respondents suffered from headaches frequently
with >50% from five sites. The majority of respondents having
frequent influenza/common colds were from three sites. Pracetamol,
aspirin and ibuprofen were taken for headache, period, back and
abdominal pain. Fumes, vibrations, noise and constant movement of heavy
equipment were considered as disturbing factors affecting health.
Conclusion: Fumes of SO2 emanating from mining and smelting were the
most suspected causative agent affecting health. Control site values
for fumes, dust, vibrations and noise were very low. A link between
health status and environmental pollution due to mining activities was
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environment and human health. Objective: This paper elucidates on the
human health status of residents close to a nickel-copper mine and
concentrator/smelter plant. Method: 600 questionnaires were
administered and data generated was processed. Results: Health
complaints of respondents included palpitations, lower abdominal pain,
shortness of breath, constant chest pains, unusual spitting, coughing
regularly, frequent headaches, loss of body weight, regular
constipation, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, urinary pain, and unusual
genital discharge. Many respondents suffered from headaches frequently
with >50% from five sites. The majority of respondents having
frequent influenza/common colds were from three sites. Pracetamol,
aspirin and ibuprofen were taken for headache, period, back and
abdominal pain. Fumes, vibrations, noise and constant movement of heavy
equipment were considered as disturbing factors affecting health.
Conclusion: Fumes of SO2 emanating from mining and smelting were the
most suspected causative agent affecting health. Control site values
for fumes, dust, vibrations and noise were very low. A link between
health status and environmental pollution due to mining activities was
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