Mercury is one of the world’s 10 deadliest chemicals – as soon as extracted from the Earth’s crust, it might probably take centuries to interrupt down. In 2013, greater than 100 nations signed as much as the Minamata convention, committing to limit its manufacturing, export and use, and section it out altogether.
But whereas Latin American nations declare to have ended manufacturing of the poisonous aspect and managed its motion throughout borders, they’ve merely pushed the commerce underground. A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has discovered that mercury manufacturing is “uncontrolled” in Mexico – the world’s second largest producer – pushed by excessive gold costs and cartel involvement.
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