In a recent study published today in the European Geosciences Union (EGU) journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is ...
BOGOTA, Colombia(AP) — A global mercury conference in Geneva faced sharp criticism Friday from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to take stronger steps against mercury use in small-scale ...
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Indonesia’s illegal gold boom leaves a toxic legacy of mercury pollution
By Junaidi HanafiahSarjan LahayTeguh Suprayitno MERANGIN, Indonesia — There wasn’t much Aris Adrianto felt he could do when the gold miners’ heavy vehicles broke into Bukit Gajah Berani, here in this ...
A small, leafy, green peanut plant grows out of a patch of dirt. When David McLagan’s team sampled mercury isotopes in cassava, maize, and peanut crops (like the one shown here) grown downwind of a ...
By Tsitsi Bhobo, Development and Cooperation In Zimbabwe, rising gold prices are fuelling a boom in unregulated small-scale mining, which is coming at a heavy cost to health and the environment. The ...
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Peruvian customs officials have seized a record-breaking shipment of illegal mercury, exposing a cross-border smuggling network that is fueling one of the Amazon’s most ...
Issues on Small Scale Mining The 1980s, saw Economic Recovery Programs (ERP) launched in some African Countries including ...
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