Aladdin Separation Technologies : Duke graduate student wins award for research on adverse health effects of toxic chemicals released by gold mining

“In the discourse around artisanal and small-scale gold mining, mercury gets a lot of attention, and in some ways, this makes sense because gold mining is the number one anthropogenic source of mercury on the planet. And it's something that's not naturally present,” she said. “It makes sense that you're focusing on that because you're adding it.”