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Monday, March 6, 2023

"We Are Drinking Mercury": In Zimbabwe, Artisanal Gold Mining Is Polluting Water

 In Penhalonga, some of the artisanal miners take their ore to a milling plant used by Better Brands, where they use mercury, a toxic compound, to separate gold from ore, while others take it to private millers who deposit the toxic waste into nearby river streams.

read more... https://www.indepthnews.net/index.php/sustainability/health-well-being/5990-we-are-drinking-mercury-in-zimbabwe-artisanal-gold-mining-is-polluting-water

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