Psychosocial and health impacts of bauxite mining among Felda Bukit Goh communities in Kuantan, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Hussain, Nurul Hidayah, Hashim, Zailina, Hashim, Jamal Hisham, Ismail, Norazura, Zakaria, Junaidah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Community Health Society Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53699/1/Psychosocial%20and%20health%20impacts%20of%20bauxite%20mining%20among%20Felda%20Bukit%20Goh%20communities%20in%20Kuantan%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53699/; http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/354

Introduction: Communities who live near bauxite mining areas experienced social, psychosocial and health impact from the environmental activities. Some of the problems identified were the nuisance by noise emanating from bauxite lorries, traffic congestions, road damage with red mud, deforestation,...