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**Water Pollution from Gold Mine Activities
in Papua New Guinea.
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**Water Pollution from Gold Mine Activities
in Papua New Guinea.
Sustainable mining for cleaner waters and Healthier communities* :
EXPECTED OUTCOME what is aimed to be achieved
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KEY POLLUTANTS; what chemicals are in the water
Heavy metals
(mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, copper)
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Other chemicals (e.g. cyanide, nitrogen compounds, processing reagents)
EFFECTS/IMPACTS on HUMAN
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Skin diseases, gastroinsteintal illnesses
Impacts on food security and livelihoods (fishing, agriculture)
SOLUTIONS
Improve tailings and waste management (e.g. dry stacking, proper containment
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Treat acid mine drainage (e.g. lime neutralisation, constructed wetlands)
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: effects on the environment.
Disruption of ecosystem services (fisheries, clean water, food sources
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Loss of aquatic biodiversity (fish, macroinvertebrates
PARTICIPANTS: who's affected or involved
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Local communities (e.g. downstream villages, Indigenous peoples)
Government (PNG Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change)
ACTION PLAN
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nvolve and empower local communities in decision-making Provide funding for remediation and long-term monitoring
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COUSES- what are some of couse? :question:
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Use of chemicals (e.g. explosives, reagents
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CASE STUDY: OK Tedi Mine of Papua New Guinea. The OK Tedi Copper and Gold mine in Western Province releases its acidic metal laden waste and tailings into the Fly River, affecting the water qualitity, the ecosystems and the cummunities downstream.
Key Sources
- Greenpeace. (2019). Toxic Rivers: The Continuing Impacts of the Ok Tedi Mine in Papua New Guinea.https://www.greenpeace.org
- World Bank. (2017). Independent Monitoring and Advisory Panel (IMAP) for the Ok Tedi Mine:An2. ine:Annual Report 2016-2017. Washington,
https://www.worldbank.org