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A push for gold leaves a toxic legacy in Zimbabwe
Quartz via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoThe young men brace for the first shock of cold water as they enter the river, easing their way into another day of illegal gold mining. David Mauta and...
How Does Mercury Get in Fish?
Treehugger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHuman activity is primarily responsible for the increased levels of mercury in seafood—here's how it happens and what we can do. Corey Ford/Stocktrek...
Mercury in Skin Whitening Cream Linked to Woman's Vision Loss, Public Health Agency Says
People via Yahoo News· 1 year agoGetty Health experts are warning consumers who use skin-whitening products to be on increased alert...
Zimbabwe’s toxic gold rush: how would-be treasure hunters are causing ecological disaster
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThousands of men, women and children have come to the region in search of gold - JEKESAI...
Mercury exposure widespread among Yanomami tribe in Amazon, report finds
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoMany Yanomami, the Amazon's largest Indigenous tribe in relative isolation, have been contaminated...
Lawmakers agree to ban mercury-based filling for cavities by 2025
Euronews via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEuropean Parliament representatives and the Belgian EU presidency clinched a political deal (8...
What is the UN Environment Assembly and how is it tackling the triple planetary crisis?
Euronews via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe world’s top environmental decision-making body is meeting in Kenya's capital on Monday to...
In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining
Yale Environment 360 via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but ...
Brazil probes Mercado Libre sales of mercury used by illegal gold miners
Reuters via AOL· 3 months agoPublic prosecutors chasing illegal gold mining in Brazil's Amazon region on Wednesday opened an investigation into on-line sales of mercury through Mercado Libre, Latin America's largest e-commerce ...