Galamsey activities expose Ghanaians to drinking and inhaling of gaseous mercury, which is absorbed into the blood. Once the absorbed mercury gets into the circulatory system, it can pass through the blood-brain barrier and accumulate in the brain, hence damaging the central nervous system. Also, consumers of pipe-borne water may be consuming small amounts of mercury and unknown to the public, bits of it would accumulate and give negative effects in the not-too-distant future.
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