Over 20,000 artisanal small scale gold miners who earn a living from this venture in Uganda are exposed to life threatening illnesses resulting from mercury use.
“Mercury used by these miners is lethal to many lives,” Mukasa, also the project coordinator of Mercury free gold mining project notes.
She adds that mercury is a metal that has been associated with damage to the body including the brain, lungs and kidneys.
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