Reducing mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining : a practical guide; final technical report - output
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2012-06
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United Nations Environment Programme
Abstract
This is a practical guide that policy makers, miners and civil society can use to learn about technologies and approaches for reducing and eliminating mercury use in artisanal and smallscale gold mining (ASGM). It provides an overview of mercury use in ASGM in detail, and illustrates solutions that can be implemented to comply with modern environmental standards and best practices in ASGM.
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Final Technical Report
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MERCURY, ARTISANAL MINING, EMISSIONS, GOLD, HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME, MINING, POLICY MAKING, METAL INDUSTRY, HEAVY METALS, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING, COMPOSITE MATERIALS, ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING (ASGM), AMALGAM, METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING