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Senegal: Study finds mining-related mercury levels among highest in world [1]

Dangerously high levels of mercury and a related toxin are pervasive in rivers and soils near artisanal gold mines in Senegal, according to a new study from Duke University.

Publication Date: 
13/02/2018
Africa Times [2]
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Environment [3], Mercury [4], Heavy Metals [5], Mining [6], Health Effects [7], Senegal [8], Gold [9], Ghana [10], Africa [11], Water Pollution [12], River Pollution [13]

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