Studying unintended consequences of mercury mitigation strategies key to artisanal mining sustainability goals

 A recent study published in the journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling, states that when dealing with the issue of mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM), it is important to avoid focusing excessively on a few outcome measures while ignoring the totality of the effects of the interventions proposed. 

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