Human Rights Watch has documented the harmful effects on humans from
using mercury in small-scale gold mining – the biggest sector using
mercury globally – in Mali, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, and Papua New
Guinea. An estimated 10 million to 15 million people in Africa, Asia,
and Latin America rely on mercury as a cheap and easy method for
extracting gold. Mercury is particularly harmful to children. It can
delay development and cause illness, disability, and even death.
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