Mercury levels in the air also contribute to exposure for people who work in highly contaminated areas, according to Alexandre Brolo, a chemist at the University of Victoria in Canada. Working with other universities and the not-for-profit organisation Artisanal Gold Council, Brolo and his colleagues have developed a low-cost dosimeter — a device that measures the amount of mercury in the air around gold mines.
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