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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Mercury – a growing, menacing toxic legacy

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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