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Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining: The Case of Fatsa

Altın Madenlerinin Çevresel Etkilerine Yönelik Bir Araştırma: Fatsa Örneği

Mehmet Aydın(Ordu University, Fatsa Faculty of Marine Science, Fatsa, Ordu, Turkey)0000-0003-1163-6461
Alaaddin Yılmazer(Fatsa Doğa ve Çevre Derneği)0000-0002-2838-6887
Pages
86–95
Publication Date
2020-10-15
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They also emphasized that the political party officials (91%) and the state agency officials (92.3%) in the district did not show enough sensitivity about the environmental impacts of the gold mining activity.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study was conducted in order to measure the sensitivity of the local people to the environmental impacts of gold mining in the Fatsa district.
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Key Findings & Data:For this purpose, a face-to-face survey was performed with 808 people (555 men - 253 women) living in the Fatsa district in 2020. 78.8% of the people of the district has knowledge about the gold mine, and cyanide was used in this mining activity (93.7%).
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Conclusion & Impact:They also emphasized that the political party officials (91%) and the state agency officials (92.3%) in the district did not show enough sensitivity about the environmental impacts of the gold mining activity.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:2020 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Altın madeni · çevresel etki · anket araştırması

Abstract

This study was conducted in order to measure the sensitivity of the local people to the environmental impacts of gold mining in the Fatsa district. For this purpose, a face-to-face survey was performed with 808 people (555 men - 253 women) living in the Fatsa district in 2020. 78.8% of the people of the district has knowledge about the gold mine, and cyanide was used in this mining activity (93.7%). In addition, the participants stated that gold mining in Fatsa district did not contribute to Fatsa (91%) and to Turkey (93.3%), and the gold mining activity should be terminated immediately (96%). They also emphasized that the political party officials (91%) and the state agency officials (92.3%) in the district did not show enough sensitivity about the environmental impacts of the gold mining activity.

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Bu çalışma kapsamında Fatsa bölgesindeki altın madenciliğin çevresel etkilerine yönelik bölge halkının bu konuya duyarlılığını ölçmek amacıyla anket çalışması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu amaçla 2020 yılı içerisinde Fatsa Bölgesi’nde yaşayan 808 kişiyle (555 erkek- 253 kadın) yüz yüze anket gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bölge halkının % 78.8’inin altın madeni hakkında bilgi sahibi olduğu ve bu madencilik aktivitesinde madende siyanür kullanıldığını (% 93.7) belirtmişlerdir. Ayrıca katılımcılar, bölgemdeki altın madenciliğinin bölgeye (% 91) ve ülkemize (% 93.3) hiçbir katkısı olmadığını, altın madeni aktivitesinin derhal sonlandırılması gerektiğini (%96) belirtmişlerdir. Bölgedeki parti yöneticilerinin (% 91) ve kamu kurumlarının (%92.3) madenin çevresel etkileri konusundaki yeterince hassasiyet göstermediklerini de ayrıca vurgulamışlardır.

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Aydın, M., Yılmazer, A. (2020). Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining: The Case of Fatsa. JENAS Journal of Environmental and Natural Studies, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 2, 86–95. https://ajindex.com/articles/1504041

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