In addition, it addresses artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) by requiring mercury use to be reduced and eliminated where feasible. ASGM is a significant source of mercury emissions and miners working in this sector risk very high exposure, but regulating it is not easy: ASGM is often informal and unregulated, and many miners may have few other opportunities open to them.
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