The study identified artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) as a particularly significant contributor to mercury pollution in South America, Southeast Asia and parts of Africa. In the Amazon region, for instance, mercury levels have soared due to both increased soil erosion from deforestation and mercury releases from mining activities.
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