Mercury will be banned in Honduras

The use of mercury will be banned in Honduras following health problems causing mostly persons engaged in mining.

So the director of the Institute of geology reported it Friday and mines (Ingeomin), Agapito Rodríguez and determination will be applied throughout the national territory.

At the moment he started with the prohibition of dredge operations because they are machines that craftsmen workers used with mercury for mineral extraction of gold for example.

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