Mercury Contamination in Artisanal Gold Mining Sites in Indonesia and the Remediation

Anita Yuliyanti; Aminuddin Aminuddin

Proceedings of the 3rd Sriwijaya International Conference on Environmental Issues, SRICOENV 2022, October 5th, 2022, Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia

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Mercury Contamination in Artisanal Gold Mining Sites in Indonesia and the Remediation

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    author={Anita  Yuliyanti and Aminuddin  Aminuddin},
    title={Mercury Contamination in Artisanal Gold Mining Sites in Indonesia and the Remediation},
    proceedings={Proceedings of the 3rd Sriwijaya International Conference on Environmental Issues, SRICOENV 2022, October 5th, 2022, Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia},
    publisher={EAI},
    proceedings_a={SRICOENV},
    year={2023},
    month={4},
    keywords={mercury contamination artisanal gold mining sites remediation},
    doi={10.4108/eai.5-10-2022.2328332}
}

Anita Yuliyanti
Aminuddin Aminuddin
Year: 2023
Mercury Contamination in Artisanal Gold Mining Sites in Indonesia and the Remediation
SRICOENV
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.5-10-2022.2328332

Anita Yuliyanti¹^,*, Aminuddin Aminuddin¹

1: Research Center for Geological Resources, National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia

*Contact email: anit007@brin.go.id

Abstract

Mercury's mobility, toxicity, and atmospheric residency make it dangerous. Their use in amalgamation, Indonesia's recent gold rush, and the longstanding history of artisanal gold mining have brought environmental issues. Mercury contamination from tailings can harm miners, other workers, and surrounding inhabitants. The socioeconomic aspects of ASGM mining compounded mercury concerns. Environmental health assessments have been conducted to characterize mercury contamination at several ASGM mining sites in Indonesia. A study of mercury contamination at artisanal gold mining sites and remediation is needed to determine the most effective remediation method for mercury-containing waste and contaminated soil.

Keywords: mercury contamination artisanal gold mining sites remediation

Published: 2023-04-12
Publisher: EAI

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.5-10-2022.2328332