Mercury Mining in Mexico: I. Community Engagement to Improve Health Outcomes from Artisanal Mining

• Main Authors: Andrea Camacho (Author), Evelyn Van Brussel (Author), Leticia Carrizales (Author), Rogelio Flores-Ramírez (Author), Beatriz Verduzco (Author), Selene Ruvalcaba-Aranda Huerta (Author), Mauricio Leon (Author), Fernando Díaz-Barriga (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Mercury is an element that cannot be destroyed and is a global threat to human and environmental health. In Latin America and the Caribbean, artisanal and small-scale gold mining represents the main source of mercury emissions, releases, and consumption. However, another source of concer...