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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Use of Mercury for Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining

Mercury is a powerful neurotoxin that is harmful to people, especially to developing fetuses, and young children. Once emitted, it can travel great distances through the atmosphere, causing global contamination of ecosystems, fish, birds, mammals, and the human food chain.Local exposures in mining communities that use mercury can be acute.

https://letslearnwithfun.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/use-of-mercury-for-artisanal-and-small-scale-gold-mining/

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