Mercury mitigation and unintended consequences in artisanal and small-scale gold mining

 The increased research attention on estimating the global mercury use and emissions in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has improved awareness of the problems associated with ASGM. However, little attention has been paid to the specific effects of particular intervention strategies to mitigate global mercury use and emissions in accordance with the Minamata Convention on Mercury

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