Mining amid typhoons: Large-scale mining and typhoon vulnerability in the Philippines

Holden, William N.

doi:10.1016/j.exis.2015.04.009

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“…There were various studies focusing on river and coastal water quality, sediments, and human health in Marinduque [ 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ] and neighboring countries [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ]. However, there was very limited study on metal detection in freshwater crustaceans and tilapia (fish) and the spatial distribution of the potential ecological risks (PER) posed by these freshwater fish together with inland water quality.…”

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Transition Metals in Freshwater Crustaceans, Tilapia, and Inland Water: Hazardous to the Population of the Small Island Province

Agarin

Mascareñas

Nolos

et al. 2021

Toxics

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This paper elaborates on the potential toxicants detected in inland water, freshwater crustaceans, and tilapia in an island that experienced mining disasters in 1993 and 1996. Specimen samples were collected in six municipalities of the island province in 2019 and presence of metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) were analyzed using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES). Potential ecological risks analysis followed the Hakanson approach. Canonical correspondence analysis PAST Version 3.22, IBM SPSS 25.0, and Pearson correlation were employed for statistical analysis, and GIS Pro 2.5 for mapping of sampling locations and spatial distribution. Results showed that Mn and Zn concentration was highest in surface water (SW) and groundwater (GW), respectively. All metal concentration values exceeded the maximum permissible limit by regulatory international organizations. Elevated concentration of Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn was detected in both crustaceans and tilapia. The calculated health hazard indices were greater than one, which means potential high adverse effects on public health when ingested. The municipality of Sta. Cruz and Torrijos recorded higher potential ecological risk among the six municipalities. Results of the correlation analysis suggested that metals in SW and GW have a similar origin, mutual dependence, and identical behavior during transport.

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Transition Metals in Freshwater Crustaceans, Tilapia, and Inland Water: Hazardous to the Population of the Small Island Province

Agarin

Mascareñas

Nolos

et al. 2021

Toxics

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“…Therefore, the government decided that about 70% of small‐scale miners needed to re‐apply for new licenses if they wanted to operate (Amewu, ). This was part of an attempt to combat ‘galamsey’ activities and to ensure sustainable mining and to protect the heavily polluted bodies of water (Hilson, , ; Holden, ; Patel et al ., ; Amewu, ). In this direction, ‘Operation Vanguard’, which is a special task force of 400 police and military men, was formed to curb these activities (Amewu, ).…”

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Precarious work or sustainable livelihoods? Aligning Prestea's Programme with the development dialogue on artisanal and small‐scale mining

Adonteng‐Kissi

Adonteng-Kissi

2018

Natural Resources Forum

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Alternative livelihoods programmes (ALPs) are extensively executed in mining communities, often as models of development dialogue on artisanal and small‐scale mining (ASM). This paper assesses whether Prestea's ALP aligns with the development dialogue on artisanal mining. The conceptual design of ALP in Ghana's Prestea is based on the notions of substitution, homogenous community, and impact scalability. This paper argues that the Prestea ALP is not aligned with the development dialogue on artisanal mining, and therefore it is difficult to understand the role and function of environmentally‐damaging behaviours within livelihood strategies. The paper contends that it would be appropriate to concentrate on improving the existing artisanal miners’ operation of those most susceptible to resource access restrictions. Further, it may be more prudent to utilize livelihood‐centered interventions that create strong connections with sustainable development as a way of creating regular community engagements. Additionally, this paper argues that the term for the intervention programme on artisanal mining should be replaced with the broader term ‘livelihood‐centered intervention’. The replacement of the term ‘ALP’ avoids the tacit belief that ALP can adequately replace artisanal mining operations. Livelihood‐centered intervention should not necessarily utilize alternative livelihoods as direct behavioural change instruments.

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“…In the past two year they have a total of 36 typhoon touchdown in the Philippines [2]. In fire incidents, there have a total of 19,292 incidents in the year of 2016, 14,197 incidents in the year of 2017 and 15,848 in 2018 [3]. In earthquake, there have a total of 14,474 occurrences come in the Philippines in the past 3 year (2016-2018) [4]- [5].…”

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An android-based mobile educational game for disaster preparedness: an input to risk reduction management

Catedrilla

Lerios

Sapin

et al. 2021

IJEECS

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<span lang="EN-US">The Philippines is one of the countries in the world who suffers in different disasters, particularly natural disasters. Every year, there are more than twenty incidents recorded in the country related to different disasters which involve numerous lives of its citizens. It is found that most Filipinos have lack of knowledge in terms of disaster preparation specially, teenagers. This paper intended to develop a mobile-based game that aims to spread awareness on what to do during disasters. Upon development, forty-five (45) respondents were chosen to test the reliability of the application which composed of elementary students, household owners, police officers, fire fighters and IT experts. Further, ISO 25010 was adapted and modified in assessing the project. The results showed that the application is strongly acceptable and gives appropriate output in terms of disaster preparation garnering a total mean of 3.83<br /></span>

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Mining amid typhoons: Large-scale mining and typhoon vulnerability in the Philippines

Cited by 25 publications

References 34 publications

Transition Metals in Freshwater Crustaceans, Tilapia, and Inland Water: Hazardous to the Population of the Small Island Province

Transition Metals in Freshwater Crustaceans, Tilapia, and Inland Water: Hazardous to the Population of the Small Island Province

Precarious work or sustainable livelihoods? Aligning Prestea's Programme with the development dialogue on artisanal and small‐scale mining

An android-based mobile educational game for disaster preparedness: an input to risk reduction management

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