Metalliferous mine dust: human health impacts and the potential determinants of disease in mining communities

• Published in: Current pollution reports Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 67 - 83
• Main Authors: Entwistle, Jane A., Hursthouse, Andrew S., Marinho Reis, A. Paula, Stewart, Alex G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing AG 01.09.2019; Springer International Publishing; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Arsenic; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Bioaccessibility; Biomarkers; Biomonitoring; Chemical composition; Ciências da Terra e do Ambiente; Ciências Naturais; Coal mining; Copper; Dust; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; environmental exposure; Environmental health; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; environmental monitoring; etiology; Evolution; Exposome; Exposure; health effects assessments; Health risks; human health; Human Health Effects of Environmental Pollution (KC Makris; Industrial Pollution Prevention; Metallurgy; Minerals; Mines; mining; Mining legacy; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis; particle size; Pollution; Public health; Reactive oxygen species; risk; Risk assessment; risk assessment process; Risk management; Science & Technology; Section Editor; solubility; surface area; Topical Collection on Human Health Effects of Environmental Pollution; Toxicity; Toxicology; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Bioaccessibility; Biomonitoring; Exposome; Mining legacy; Risk assessment

Purpose of Review: Many factors influence the health impact of exposure to metalliferous mine dusts and whilst the underpinning toxicology is pivotal, it is not the only driver of health outcomes following exposure. The purpose of this review is twofold: (i) to highlight recent advances in our under...