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: Received: 31 July 2024 / Approved: 31 July 2024 / Online: 1 August 2024 (12:03:05 CEST)
How to cite:
Nelwamondo, T.; Tshitangano, T. G. G. Community voices regarding coal mining human health impact in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Preprints2024, 2024080003. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0003.v1
Nelwamondo, T.; Tshitangano, T. G. G. Community voices regarding coal mining human health impact in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Preprints 2024, 2024080003. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0003.v1
Nelwamondo, T.; Tshitangano, T. G. G. Community voices regarding coal mining human health impact in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Preprints2024, 2024080003. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0003.v1
APA Style
Nelwamondo, T., & Tshitangano, T. G. G. (2024). Community voices regarding coal mining human health impact in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0003.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Nelwamondo, T. and Takalani G. Grace Tshitangano. 2024 "Community voices regarding coal mining human health impact in Limpopo Province, South Africa" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202408.0003.v1
Abstract
Abstract: Coal production in mining areas frequently results in a host of negative effects that spread to the neighboring populations, affecting their general well-being and health. This qualitative investigation, which sought to understand how communities living close to coal mines evaluated the effects of mining on their health and well-being, was motivated by the dearth of literature in the province of Limpopo. Eighty-one people in three villages close to the mine provided us with data. Results show that locals' opinions of the social, psychological, and bodily effects of coal mining are worrisome. There were themes that showed how several factors, such as noise pollution, land degradation, and pollution of the air and water, negatively affect physical well-being. Stress, anxiety, and terror were common as a result of safety worries and uncertain livelihoods that harmed mental health. Social wellbeing suffered as a result of the mining industry's negative effects on social cohesiveness, economic inequality, and stigma. Participants also noted that important environmental issues impacting community health and well-being include socioeconomic disparities, air and water pollution, occupational health and safety concerns, and social and cultural disturbances. This study emphasizes how urgently extensive research is needed to validate and
Keywords
Coal mining, Community voice, Health impacts, Perceived, Well-being
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health
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