The Dialogue again noted, with extreme concern, the preponderance of illegal
small scale mining, popularly referred to as Galamsey, which has caused the worst forms of
pollution and contamination of our water bodies, in a lot of instances the turbidity rendering
them unsuitable for traditional domestic use and even for treatment by the water company,
and sometimes made toxic with chemicals like mercury and cyanide; degradation of lands,
in many cases leaving numerous uncovered, dangerous water-filled pits scattered over the
landscape, making it unsuitable for agricultural or any other uses as well as unsafe for
both human and animal occupation, and (c) atmospheric pollution, laden with dust, smoke,
and chemical pollutant like mercury fumes.
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