Gold’s Deadly Truth: Much Is Mined With Mercury

NYT WORLD: Gold’s Deadly Truth: Much Is Mined With Mercury
By Fabian Federl, Jack Nicas and Ian Cheibub
Section: World
Source: New York Times
Published Date: September 22, 2023 at 03:00AM

Ten years after an international treaty to ban mercury, the toxic metal continues to poison. The reason might have to do with your wedding ring.

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