The serious health problems faced by small scale artisanal gold miners
through their continued use of mercury for gold recovery and refining,
resulting in the release of highly toxic, bio-accumulating mercury
compounds into the environment and into the human food chain, are
discussed in this article by MPEM Board member, Mike Brooks
http://www.iom3.org/news/mercury-growing-menacing-toxic-legacy?c=615
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