Mercury Poisoning
| BRAIN & NERVOUS SYSTEM CENTER | Medical Author: Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD | | Medical Editor: William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP,...
Search
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...
8 views0 comments
Amazon rainforest reaching tipping point, researchers say
| BBC | Science | Climate Change | 19 hours ago | | By Helen Briggs Environment correspondent | "The trees are losing health and could be...
8 views0 comments
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...
9 views0 comments
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...
12 views0 comments
Prince William's speech at the Earthshot Prize Innovation Showcase in Dubai
| Earthshot Prize | 16 February 2022 | “We must make this the decade of the Earthshot. A decade where we all respond with urgency and...
22 views0 comments
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...
24 views0 comments
Air pollution can reach the placenta around a developing baby
| Science NEWS HEALTH & MEDICINE | | By Aimee Cunningham | SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 AT 4:57 PM | A study of women in Belgium found black carbon...
17 views0 comments
Chemical pollution has passed safe limit for humanity, say scientists.
Guardian Damian Carrington Environment editor Tue 18 Jan 2022 08.00 GMT Study calls for cap on production and release as pollution...
15 views0 comments
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...
10 views0 comments
Wildfires Are Fueling a Toxic Combo of Air Pollutants
SCIENTIFIC AMERICA - POLLUTION The 2020 fire season subjected half the western U.S. population to a stew of particulate matter and ozone....
16 views0 comments
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...
19 views0 comments
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...
11 views0 comments
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...
12 views0 comments
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...
10 views0 comments
alchemist21
- Dec 7, 2021
- 2 min
With 280 prisoners dead in Ecuador, UN experts call for urgent action
6 December 2021 UN News Global perspective Human stories Human Rights Following a series of riots which have left more than 280 inmates...
6 views0 comments
Bruce A. Cosgrove M.Sc., (Solution Chemistry)
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
"It’s as if we’re in Mad Max’: warnings for Amazon as goldmining dredges occupy river"
| Guardian | | Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro | Wed 24 Nov 2021 17.04 GMT | “They’re making a gram of gold an hour down there,” one...
3 views0 comments
alchemist21
- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
Why Responsible Artisanal & Small-Scale Gold Mining Matters, for People & the Environment
Artisanal and small-scale mining accounts for 20 percent of the global supply of gold and currently generates a combined $25-30 billion...
8 views0 comments
alchemist21
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Indigenous communities in Ecuador Amazon protest mining projects
CGTN Latin America 05:29, 17-Nov-2021 Indigenous communities in Ecuador’s Amazon are protesting mining projects in their territories, as...
15 views0 comments
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...
15 views0 comments