Removing mercury (IMAGE)
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An artisanal gold miner burns mercury off a gold-mercury amalgam using a blow torch on the floor of a hut.
In conventional artisanal gold mining, miners use mercury to extract gold from ore and then isolate the gold by burning off the mercury using rudimentary means. By partnering with mining communities, Michigan State University researchers are introducing education and techniques that help reduce mercury emissions from mining.
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Courtesy Jacqueline Gerson
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