Environmental and occupational health hazards associated with artisanal and small-scale gold mining

This document is part of a WHO technical series on artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) and health developed in response to World Health Assembly Resolution 67.11. It seeks to inform ministries of public health of roles they can play in supporting the implementation of ASGM related provisions of the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
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