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Monday, January 14, 2013

Mercury pollution threatens tourist sites in NTB, C. Sulawesi


Mercury contamination from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Sekotong, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) province, and in Poboya, Central Sulawesi province, threatens the surrounding tourist areas, rice fields, forests and parks, environmental NGO BaliFokus Foundation has stated based on recent findings.

The joint report of BaliFokus, Arnika Association and the International Persistent Organic Pollutants Elimination Network’s (IPEN) heavy metals working group states that the average mercury level in hair samples from both hotspots is more than three times higher than the US Environmental Protection (EPA) Agency reference dose of 1 ppm
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/01/14/mercury-pollution-threatens-tourist-sites-ntb-c-sulawesi.html

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