Gold mining – particularly informal, unregulated, illegal gold mining – is associated with a gamut of environmental problems, from forest loss and poaching to the release of toxic substances into waterways. Mercury, a neurotoxin, is often used to extract gold ore from sediment, and easily escapes into water sources where it magnifies up the food chain and poses dangers to fish-dependent wildlife and human communities.
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