Mercury Pollution Is Way Up. One Huge Culprit? Gold Mines
Mercury Pollution Is Way Up. One Huge Culprit? Gold Mines
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
November 29, 20185m 20s
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Show Notes
Last week, diplomats from over 150 countries flew to Geneva to discuss how to reduce human-made emissions. No, not that kind. These suits want to cut mercury pollution. Mercury, that slippery, silvery stuff in old-timey thermometers, is a “huge public health threat,” says meeting attendee Susan Keane, a public health expert at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a nonprofit environmental advocacy group.
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