Despite its ban, mercury remains accessible to artisanal miners in Uganda. The situation in Kassanda is particularly dire. Our reporter witnessed a girl, no older than three, panning water-laden soils mixed with mercury as her parents stood by, smiling—unaware of the grave danger to which they were exposing their child.
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