Experts in the health sector have revealed that there is an urgent need for Nigeria to develop a National Action Plan to curb the use of mercury in gold mining in the country, so as not to endanger the health of the populace.
The National Consultant, Public Health and Environment (PHE), World Health Organisation (WHO) in Nigeria, Dr Edwin Edeh, pointed out that mercury, which is widely used in small-scale gold mining, is a lethal chemical and its over-exposure in the atmosphere poses great danger to humans.
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