UN rapporteur calls for ban on mercury trade and use in gold mining

 The special rapporteur* on toxics and human rights called for an immediate ban on the use of mercury in small-scale gold mining activities. For him, the suspension must occur so that the environment can be protected. Marcos Orellana also wants a ban on the mercury trade in these mining activities.

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