Rural Knowledge Transformation in Terms of Mercury Used in Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM)—A Case Study in Gorontalo, Indonesia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15464494 |
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| Authors | Andi Patiware Metaragakusuma (0009-0001-2651-7038, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, corresponding author), Masayuki Sakakibara (0000-0002-8188-6979, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature), Yayu Indriati Arifin (0000-0002-4892-6270, State University of Gorontalo), Sri Manovita Pateda (0000-0002-6710-3069, State University of Gorontalo), Mohamad Jahja (0000-0001-9601-7269, State University of Gorontalo) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 17 |
| Pages | 6640-6640 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-24 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20176640 |
| OpenAlex | W4386142001 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
Gorontalo is reputed to be one of the best-quality gold producers in the Indonesian archipelago. Gold production has been largely achieved through the activities of artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM), which as part of its extraction process, primarily uses mercury—a substance known to cause negative impacts on health and the environment, leading also to numerous socio-economic issues. This research aims (1) to investigate the extent of rural knowledge regarding mercury and to determine whether a video that explains mercury and the problems that occur as a result of ASGM can significantly transform rural populations’ knowledge; (2) to inspect different factors separating the SR group (those who live in the same regency as the ASGM area) from the NR group (those who live in the neighboring regency/city of the ASGM area) and to find out whether said factors are statistically significant. The results show that the test subjects’ knowledge of mercury had increased after watching the video, and that their willingness to oppose ASGM activities is one of the significant factors within the two groups. Moreover, this paper briefly describes the follow-up activities of the SRIREP project (Co-creation of Sustainable Regional Innovation for Reducing Risk of High-impact Environmental Pollution) in encouraging rural communities to explore sustainable livelihoods as an alternative to ASGM
Agriculture · Archaeology · Biology · Business · Environmental protection · Geography · Gold mining · Livelihood · Mercury (programming language · Socioeconomics · Sustainable development · Chemistry · Computer Science · Mining and Resource Management · Ecology
Likert Scale
Mercury Exposure and Health Impacts among Individuals in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Community
Environmental Survey of the Distribution and Metal Contents of Pteris vittata in Arsenic–Lead–Mercury-Contaminated Gold Mining Areas along the Bone River in Gorontalo Province, Indonesia
Element Rich Area Associated with Human Health Disorders
Transdisciplinary Online Health Assessment of an Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Community during the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar
Global Environmental Law and Treaty-Making on Hazardous Substances
Institutional Ecology, `Translations' and Boundary Objects
Nurturing communities of practice for transdisciplinary research
| Highly cited | No |
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