Developing policy and governance strategies to address mercury and small-scale gold mining
In over fifty countries, mercury is used to extract gold by artisanal and small-scale miners and poses significant threats to human and environmental health. While extensive research has focused on the negative effects of mercury, remarkably little attention has been devoted to institutional policie...
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
2010
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/24168 |