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Mercury

Toxic Metal Spike Threatens Ghanaian Gold Towns as Mercury Levels Skyrocket

A surge in artisanal gold mining fueled by booming bullion prices is driving dangerous levels of mercury and arsenic contamination in Ghanaian communities, according to a stark new government-backed study. The joint report by the New York-based environmental group Pure Earth and the Ghana Environmental Protection Authority found soil readings …

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