Artisanal gold miners widely use mercury amalgamation, a process in which liquid mercury binds to fine gold particles to create a recoverable amalgam. The amalgam is then heated to vaporise the mercury and recover the gold. This process releases both liquid mercury into waterways and mercury vapour into the atmosphere.
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