Use of mercury for galamsey cause of low IQ in mining areas – Environment Studies expert

 “They use a substance called mercury to extract the gold from the ore when it is inhaled has an impact on brain cells. The World Bank report made a link between the lowered IQ and the artisanal mining when they found that children growing in these areas are daft”.

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