The global challenge of reducing mercury contamination from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM): evaluating solutions using generic theories of change; Elevated mercury exposure in bird communities inhabiting Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining landscapes of the southeastern Peruvian Amazon

Chronic mercury intoxication, with tremor, ataxia and other neurological symptoms together with a raised body burden of mercury was clinically diagnosed in exposed people in artisanal small-scale mining areas.

People who live along rivers in the Amazon basin have severe neurological symptoms and dangerously high levels of mercury in their bodies because of pollution from gold mining. The river Beni,...

Did you know that mercury and cyanide are widely used in gold mining? Along with 23 statistics, I'm sharing why toxic chemicals are used in ASGM and the health risks and environmental impacts.

Did you know that mercury and cyanide are widely used in gold mining? Along with 23 statistics, I'm sharing why toxic chemicals are used in ASGM and the health risks and environmental impacts.

We present the unique case of mercury toxicity in a patient exposed to artisanal gold mining equipment. A 56-year-old male presented to the emergency room with chest pain. Computed …

Gold mining has played a tremendous role in the growth and sustenance of the economies of many countries with a huge price to pay in the form of generation and release of toxic waste …

Gold mining causes deforestation, which converts forests to polluted ponds and mobilizes large amounts of sediment from river bottoms. The burning of the gold-mercury amalgam also emits enormous...

We present the unique case of mercury toxicity in a patient exposed to artisanal gold mining equipment. A 56-year-old male presented to the emergency room with chest pain. Computed tomographic angiography of the thorax was performed to rule out pulmonary embolism.

People who live along rivers in the Amazon basin have severe neurological symptoms and dangerously high levels of mercury in their bodies because of pollution from gold mining. The river Beni,...

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has declared a 60-day state of emergency in a large remote area of the Amazon jungle as levels of mercury from illegal gold mining have reached record high...

Chronic mercury intoxication, with tremor, ataxia and other neurological symptoms together with a raised body burden of mercury was clinically diagnosed in exposed people in …

The global challenge of reducing mercury contamination from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM): evaluating solutions using generic theories of change; Elevated mercury exposure in bird communities inhabiting …

But the forest is hiding a toxic secret: It is tainted by mercury at levels as high as those found in industrial regions in China, according to new research. The mercury is the …

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has declared a 60-day state of emergency in a large remote area of the Amazon jungle as levels of mercury from illegal gold mining have reached record high...

But the forest is hiding a toxic secret: It is tainted by mercury at levels as high as those found in industrial regions in China, according to new research. The mercury is the product of hundreds of illegal, small-scale gold mines, and is …

Gold mining causes deforestation, which converts forests to polluted ponds and mobilizes large amounts of sediment from river bottoms. The burning of the gold-mercury amalgam also emits enormous...

Gold mining can contaminate drinking water and destroy pristine environments, endangering the health of people and ecosystems. Families on the front lines of mining, drilling, and fracking need your help.

Gold mining has played a tremendous role in the growth and sustenance of the economies of many countries with a huge price to pay in the form of generation and release of toxic waste products which have profound impacts on the ecosystem.