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Available Online at http://www.recentscientific.com International Journal of CODEN: IJRSFP (USA) Recent Scientific International Journal of Recent Scientific Research Research Vol. 8, Issue, 3, pp. 16266-16269, March, 2017 ISSN: 0976-3031 DOI: 10.24327/IJRSR Research Article EFFECTS OF GOLD MINING ON THE GENERAL POPULATION Amitha Hegde., Ankit Varun*., Momeka K and Vaisakh Vasudevan Department of Pedodontics,DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2017.0803. A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute0115 of Dental Sciences, NITTE University, Mangalore ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article History: Hutti, one of the three functioning gold mines in India, is located in Raichur District of Karnataka. Mercury and arsenic, being active constituents of the Gold mining industry are known toxicants that Received 17th December, 2016 st are hazardous to humans, wildlife and domestic animals and may accumulate in the environment Received in revised form 21 causing serious damage to ecosystems and human health. Hence a questionnaire based survey was January, 2017 conducted amongst the local population of the Hatti village. Most of the people who participated in Accepted 05th February, 2017 th the survey were aware of the ill effects of mining. In growing age these signs and symptoms are Published online 28 March, 2017 more pronounced than elders. Some of the most common health problems noticed were dark brown pigmentation of the skin (47%), loose stool, breathing difficulties and fatigue. Female population Key Words: reported 3% abortions and miscarriages. The poor accessibility and unavailability of health care Gold mining, Mercury, Arsenic, centers was the main reason for the increased incidence of health issues.
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