The results show a negative impact of the RioTinto QMM mine on regional water quality, exposure to high levels of uranium in drinking water over a long period of time can affect the kidneys and bones, which may lead to cancer. Whereas, it has been hypothesized that exposure to aluminum is a risk factor for the acceleration of the onset of Alzheimer’s disease in humans (5).
Access to clean water is a human right. For RioTinto QMM to know and fail to act is opposite to the image the multinational company prides itself of and is inconsistent with Rio Tinto’s sustainability commitments. For the people, this report evinces their life, health and environment is in the hands of those who wanted it all, while irresponsible destruction continues.
(!) révisé à 50 mètres par ONE (office national de l’environnent) a 2015
(1) Code Miniere – Chapitre II – DE LA PROTECTION DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT – Article 105
(2) ALT_UK_Emerman_Report_Buffer_Zone_Eng_2018
(3) Caroline Seagle – Journal of Peasant Studies, 2012
(4) Dr Steven. H Emerman, Malach Consulting – Impact on Regional Water Quality of the Rio Tinto QMM Ilmenite Mine, Southeastern Madagascar – November 2019
(5) WHO/SDE/WSH/03.04/53 – Alumium in Drinking Water – 2003
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