“These miners are the number one source of mercury pollution on the planet, and they don’t do it because they don’t care about the environment,” said Dr. Adam Kiefer, Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at Mercer. “They do it because they need to feed their families. They do it because there’s no formal training, mercury is cheap, it’s easy to use, and it’s portable.
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