Researchers from Cejad, a local NGO that aims at promoting environmental justice in the country, participated in the study by collecting hair samples from participants living near small scale gold mines in Masara, in Migori County.
At peak times, more than 20,000 miners work in the area, using mercury to amalgamate gold and then dumping the wastes into rivers that serve as main food sources for the surrounding communities.
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