Mercury-vapour levels in Paramaribo are still extremely high and urgent measures are required to reduce them.
The downside of the enormous growth of gold mining in Suriname is well known and a high price is being paid. Last year Suriname Politics & Security - 04.06.12 reported that dangerously high concentrations of mercury vapour were detected in the Brazilian neighbourhoods of Paramaribo. The Bureau of Public Health (BOG) took action and closed a number of gold processing companies.
Despite this, however, the air borne mercury vapour surroundingParamaribo still exceeds international standards. According to an Anton de Kom University researcher, Dennis Wip,, the levels of mercury vapour around the capital are eight times higher than the internationally acceptable levels.
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