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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: katieHaylor on 22/09/2017 10:54:50

Title: Can living near a mine cause health problems?
Post by: katieHaylor on 22/09/2017 10:54:50

Mark asks:

What type of process at a nearby mine could cause vibration, or heart palpitation?

What do you think?

Title: Re: Can living near a mine cause health problems?
Post by: RD on 22/09/2017 16:17:15

Quote from: katieHaylor on 22/09/2017 10:54:50

What type of process at a nearby mine could cause vibration, or heart palpitation?

Maybe if tailings from the mine were contaminating the water-supply (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_cyanidation),
but then many people in the vicinity, (who drank the water), would be effected.

If the problem is a specific-individual I think you can rule-out the mine as a cause.