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PRELIMINARY REPORT ON SUSPECTED MERCURY POISONING IN 3 ASGM HOTSPOTS OF INDONESIA:


17/04/2015

Findings from the 3 hotspots: Bombana, Sekotong and Cisitu. In early 2014, BaliFokus identified a significant number of people in the community poisoned by mercury from ASGM hotspots and already in a dire stage. The exposure from gold processing activities in most villages affected not only workers and people that are directly involved in the business, but also innocent people, from babies to elder people, from housewives to gold shop owners.

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