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    Mercury has an atmospheric lifetime of around a year University of Oxford earth scientists report
    Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
    • Apr 5
    • 2 min

    Mercury has an atmospheric lifetime of around a year University of Oxford earth scientists report

    | University of Oxford | Influencing global policy on mercury University of Oxford earth scientists with diverse expertise have combined...
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    Mercury Poisoning
    Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
    • Mar 23
    • 2 min

    Mercury Poisoning

    | BRAIN & NERVOUS SYSTEM CENTER | Medical Author: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD | | Medical Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP,...
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    In a biodiversity haven, mining drives highest ever recorded levels of mercury
    Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
    • Mar 1
    • 2 min

    In a biodiversity haven, mining drives highest ever recorded levels of mercury

    | Mongabay Series: Amazon Conservation, Artisanal Mining | | by John C. Cannon on 28 February 2022 | They realized that the pathogens...
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    Peruvian gold rush turns pristine rainforests into heavily polluted mercury sinks
    Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
    • Feb 25
    • 2 min

    Peruvian gold rush turns pristine rainforests into heavily polluted mercury sinks

    | Eurek Alert| Peer-Reviewed Publication | | Duke University | 28-Jan-2022 | Scientists record the highest levels of atmospheric mercury...
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    U.S. emissions and coal generation increased in 2021, threatening Biden's climate goals
    Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
    • Jan 12
    • 2 min

    U.S. emissions and coal generation increased in 2021, threatening Biden's climate goals

    | Washington Post - The Climate 202 Analysis | By Maxine Joselow with research by Alexandra Ellerbeck | Yesterday at 8:14 a.m. EST The...
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    Amazon tribe suffers mercury contamination as illegal mining spreads
    Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
    • Dec 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Amazon tribe suffers mercury contamination as illegal mining spreads

    | Thomson Reuters Foundation | December 17, 2021 | | 7:54 am Education Latin America Gold | Nearly 60% of tested people in Munduruku...
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    Experimental lake shows fish populations can recover quickly from mercury contamination
    alchemist21
    • Dec 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    Experimental lake shows fish populations can recover quickly from mercury contamination

    Lengthy experiment demonstrates potential benefits from cutting air pollution. Science 15 DEC 2021 12:20 PM BYERIK STOKSTAD Mercury...
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    Climate Change Is Acidifying and Contaminating Drinking Water and Alpine Ecosystems
    alchemist21
    • Nov 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Climate Change Is Acidifying and Contaminating Drinking Water and Alpine Ecosystems

    Scientific America By Elizabeth Miller on November 4, 2021 Hotter, drier mountains leach more metal into streams from abandoned mines and...
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    Rivers Are Largest Global Source of Mercury in Coastal Oceans.
    alchemist21
    • Oct 1, 2021
    • 1 min

    Rivers Are Largest Global Source of Mercury in Coastal Oceans.

    BY GEOFFREY GILLER ’14 MESC Yale School of the Environment Ten rivers are responsible for half of the riverine mercury entering the...
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    Complete eradication of mercury in mining not possible, GGMC Commissioner says
    alchemist21
    • Sep 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Complete eradication of mercury in mining not possible, GGMC Commissioner says

    By David Papannah and Laurel Sutherland As the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) continues to pursue the goal of achieving...
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    Legal mining deforested over 120,000 hectares in Colombia within less than one decade
    alchemist21
    • Aug 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Legal mining deforested over 120,000 hectares in Colombia within less than one decade

    By Joanna Kedzierska "Levels of deforestation in Colombia have significantly increased in recent years due to logging by the legal mining...
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    Congratulations Bahrain!
    alchemist21
    • Aug 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    Congratulations Bahrain!

    On Aug 19, 2021 the Government of Bahrain deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 133rd Party to the Minamata Convention on...
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    Mercury: Get This Heavy-Metal Poison Out of Your Body
    alchemist21
    • Aug 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Mercury: Get This Heavy-Metal Poison Out of Your Body

    IF YOU ARE HEAVY, it could be making you sick and tired and age prematurely. And I don’t mean heavy with fat … I mean heavy with heavy...
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    Zarumeños call for remediation and control actions on illegal mining
    alchemist21
    • Aug 13, 2021
    • 1 min

    Zarumeños call for remediation and control actions on illegal mining

    A month after the sinkhole was registered in the lower part of Gonzalo Pizarro Street, which has a diameter of 40 meters and a depth of...
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    Mercury Observatory
    alchemist21
    • Aug 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Mercury Observatory

    In partnership with Fiocruz, CINCIA, and other institutions, WWF-Brazil has created the Mercury Observatory, which assembles studies and...
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    Sleeping Beauty- How suspect gold reached top brands
    alchemist21
    • Jul 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    Sleeping Beauty- How suspect gold reached top brands

    In the Peruvian highlands, a Swiss refinery said it had a sustainable source of artisanal gold. Prosecutors suspect its main supplier was...
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    Leaching gold with cassava: An option to eliminate mercury use in artisanal gold mining.
    Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Leaching gold with cassava: An option to eliminate mercury use in artisanal gold mining.

    | Journal of Cleaner Production | Volume 311, 15 August 2021, 127531 | | P. Torkamana, M. M. Veiga, L. R. P. de Andrade Lima, L .A....
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    Artisanal small-scale miners mercury ore processing for jewellery, and electronics gold.
    alchemist21
    • May 27, 2021
    • 1 min

    Artisanal small-scale miners mercury ore processing for jewellery, and electronics gold.

    Did you know the Tuna fish caught in the Pacific Ocean contains #mercury discharged from 87 Chilean mercury cyanidation gold ore &...
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    DESCARGA DE RELAVES CONTAMINA LAS AGUAS DEL RÍO CALERA - AL OTRO LADO DE LA FRONTERA SE SUFREN...
    alchemist21
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    DESCARGA DE RELAVES CONTAMINA LAS AGUAS DEL RÍO CALERA - AL OTRO LADO DE LA FRONTERA SE SUFREN...

    DESCARGA DE RELAVES CONTAMINA LAS AGUAS DEL RÍO CALERA - AL OTRO LADO DE LA FRONTERA SE SUFREN LAS CONSECUENCIAS...
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    ECUADOR TAILINGS DISCHARGE POLLUTES THE CALERA RIVER WATERS - IN PERU THE CONSEQUENCES ARE SUFFERING
    alchemist21
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    ECUADOR TAILINGS DISCHARGE POLLUTES THE CALERA RIVER WATERS - IN PERU THE CONSEQUENCES ARE SUFFERING

    #Ecuador Contamination #InPerspective. For decades the waters of the Calera River and the Yellow River have been contaminated due to the...
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