In a small, remote village in Kalimantan, Indonesia, Pak Huda’s unfocused eyes never stopped moving and a number of nervous tics danced on his face while he denied that the daily use of mercury to extract gold particles was impacting the health of his community.
“People who use mercury are usually in denial about the health impact, unless they’re getting older,” observed Sumali Agrawal, Technical Director of Yayasan Tambuhak Sinta, a local organization helping artisanal miners.
http://www.unep.org/stories/chemicalsandwaste/small-scale-gold-mining.asp
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