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In Senegal’s gold-rich Kedougou region, women and children face serious health risks from mercury exposure used in gold processing ...

“The only way it can be dangerous is if it is ingested through the skin or inhaled,” Clapp said. Mercury, a silvery, dense metallic liquid commonly used in thermometers, thermostats and ...

The mines, largely located in South America, Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, use liquid mercury to separate ore and gold, unleashing high levels of mercury pollution. The contaminated air ...

Miners mix the liquid metal into crushed ore ... That exposure can be especially dangerous for pregnant and nursing women. Mercury can cross the placenta, putting fetuses at risk of developmental ...