Research has shown that maternal exposure to mercury from contaminated fish can cause learning disabilities in developing babies. When inhaled, mercury vapor can also affect the central nervous system, impair mental capacity and, depending on levels of exposure, even lead to death.
"Despite the danger that mercury poses, it is still widely used, especially in Africa, and this is of great concern," says Olubunmi Olusanya of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria.
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