This article discusses the results of a pilot research strategy for monitoring environmental hazards derived from the use of mercury in artisanal gold mining in the Alto Cauca region, Colombia. During 2016 and 2017, a transdisciplinary approach was established to inquire on the health, environment, and territorial problems originated from artisanal mining. In this article, we specifically focus on how this particular issue affects women in the area. We establish a closed-loop approach for integrating social action research with analytical sciences/engineering to understand risks associated with Hg2+ levels in artisanal and small-scale gold mining in the Cauca department. We develop a platform known as closed-loop integration of social action and analytical chemistry research.

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哥伦比亚 Alto Cauca 的汞污染和手工金矿开采：女性对健康和环境影响的看法

本文讨论了一项试点研究策略的结果，该策略用于监测哥伦比亚 Alto Cauca 地区在手工采金业中使用汞造成的环境危害。2016 年和 2017 年，建立了跨学科方法来探究源自手工采矿的健康、环境和领土问题。在本文中，我们特别关注这一特定问题如何影响该地区的女性。我们建立了一种闭环方法，将社会行动研究与分析科学/工程相结合，以了解与考卡省手工和小规模金矿开采中 Hg2+ 水平相关的风险。我们开发了一个平台，称为社会行动和分析化学研究的闭环整合。