Amazon rainforest nears tipping point that may see it become savannah
| New Scientist | Environment | 7 March 2022 | | By Adam Vaughan | More than three-quarters of the world's largest rainforest has become...
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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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From Wall Street to the Amazon: Big capital funds mining-driven deforestation
| Mongabay Series: Indigenous Peoples and Conservation, Land rights and extractives | | by Jenny Gonzales on 22 February 2022 | Major...
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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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The illegal Brazilian gold you may be wearing
| BBC News | Latin America & Caribbean | | February 02, 2022 | A special task force in Brazil is conducting raids deep in the Amazon, in...
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Biden Administration to Reinstate Mercury Pollution Rules Weakened Under Trump
| The New York Times | January 31, 2021 | | By Coral Davenport | Quotable: “Sound science makes it clear that we need to limit mercury...
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U.S. EPA and WHO sign agreement protect the public from health risks of pollution
Source: The World Health Organization | January 22 This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and World Health...
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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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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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alchemist21
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
Congratulations Spain
Dec. 13, 2021 the Government of Spain deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 137th Party to the #MinamataConvention on...
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alchemist21
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
Congratulations Australia
Dec. 7, 2021 the Government of Australia deposited its instrument of ratification becoming the 136th Party to the #MinamataConvention on...
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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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Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
- Jun 6, 2021
- 3 min
The Devastating Cost of an Indonesian Export
| Asia Pacific | The New York Times | | By Richard C. Paddock | Nov. 9, 2019 | The NY Times reports that Ms. Yuyun Ismawati, an...
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