Cyanide aside, gold and silver mines are the dominant source of atmospheric mercury pollution, as mercury is used to recover small particles from soil and sediments. Crushing and grinding the ore also releases lead-laced dust that further contaminates the water, poisons animals, and ripples up the food chain.
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