Take for example the widespread use of toxic mercury to process gold in small-scale mines. This causes catastrophic pollution. When I visited a mining village in the Philippines, I saw the mercury-contaminated liquid flowing straight from processing mills into a shallow river in which children were panning gold, playing or crossing to get to school. Mercury causes damage to the nervous system and is particularly harmful to children.
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