In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is contaminating food crops not through ...
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 ...
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Invisible poison: Airborne mercury from gold mining is contaminating African food crops, study warns
In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is contaminating food crops not through ...
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 ...
Women in Indigenous communities living near artisanal and small-scale gold mining operations in Peru and Nicaragua have high levels of mercury in their hair, a new analysis suggests. Researchers say ...
New technologies, international partnerships and luxury buyers are driving a global shift toward sustainable, mercury-free gold. Courtesy Pure Earth Gold has captivated humanity for millennia, ...
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