The children's work exposes them to mercury, which they handle with their bare hands so they can mix it with the gold ore to create refined gold. Mercury is a toxic metal that has no known safe level of exposure and can be fatal. It can hurt the nervous, cardiovascular, digestive, and immune systems, and can also damage the lungs.
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