Across African mining regions, scientists are using isotope analysis to trace how mercury spreads through the environment ...

"Do not fish in these waters." "Contains high levels of mercury." These warnings are shown at thousands of lakes and rivers globally, as well as on numerous fish products. We conducted educational ...

In a recent study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists have confirmed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is contaminating food crops not through ...

Enforcement against illegal gold mines in the Brazilian Amazon ramped up in 2023, but the contamination from the mercury used in mining will likely be felt for generations to come. According to a ...