The discovery of gold deposits in Malawi has left hotspots pitted, endangering the environment and human health. Every ...
Indigenous women of childbearing age from Nicaragua’s Waspam municipality have been exposed to toxic levels of mercury, ...
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Peru tries to end the toxic use of mercury in gold mining
From The World's partners at the Deutsche Welle, DW, program "Living Planet,” reporter Kathleen Schuster looks into some ...
A global mercury summit in Geneva has faced criticism from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to act on mercury use in small-scale gold mining, the world’s top source of ...
One of the biggest culprits of mercury pollution is small-scale gold mining, where mercury is used to separate gold from rock and soil. The problems this causes for the environment and for the health ...
Research shows airborne mercury from gold mining contaminates crops, raising concerns about food safety and long-term health ...
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