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Lead, Chromium Rob Millions of Health

Ben Barber | Posted 05.10.2013 | World
Read More: Hexavalent Chromium, Lead Poisoning, Toxic Waste, Health, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Blacksmith Institute, World News
Ben Barber

The damage to the mental and physical health of children and adults from lead, chromium and other toxic wastes has emerged as equal to the risk of malaria in three Asian countries -- India, Indonesia and the Philippines -- a new report shows.

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140 Countries Vow to Cut Toxic Mercury Release

Ben Barber | Posted 04.22.2013 | World
Read More: Unep, Clean Air, Mercury Poisoning, Blacksmith Institute, Global Pact, Minamata Convention, UN Mercury Treaty, World News
Ben Barber

More than 140 countries meeting in Geneva last month signed off on a pact to curb the release of toxic mercury around the world by giant coal-burning power plants as well as 13 million poor artisanal gold miners.

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Asian Gold Miners Use Borax to Replace Toxic Mercury

Ben Barber | Posted 01.27.2013 | Green
Read More: Danish GEUS, Indonesia, Borax, Mercury Poisoning, Gold Mining, Blacksmith Institute, Green News
Ben Barber

Each year tens of thousands of people are poisoned by toxic mercury spewed into the air, land and water by small-scale gold miners in Indonesia and other low income countries where production has soared as gold prices skyrocketed.

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125 Million Threatened by Global Pollution

Ben Barber | Posted 01.06.2013 | World
Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Lead Poisoning, Pollution, Blacksmith Institute, Mining, Green Cross International, World News
Ben Barber

As developing countries from Peru to China become industrialized, millions of tons of toxic pollution are being spread around by batteries, factories and mines -- placing at least 125 million people at risk of death or disease.

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Worms Clean Toxic Metals From Indian Soil

Ben Barber | Posted 12.08.2012 | Technology
Read More: India, Earthworms, Toxic Waste, Pollution, Blacksmith Institute, Technology News
Ben Barber

The key to success has been that the worms burrow up to five feet deep into the contaminated soil, soak up heavy metals and other toxins, and then come to the surface without releasing the toxins.

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Cleaning Mercury Out of Indonesian Gold

Ben Barber | Posted 05.30.2012 | Green
Read More: Indonesia Mercury Risks, Indonesia Gold Mining Mercury, Gold Mining, Gold Mining Mercury, Blacksmith Institute, Indonesia Gold Mining, Mercury Toxicity, Mercury Toxicity Indonesia, Green News
Ben Barber

The rivers of Indonesia's Kalimantan provinces seem pristine and free of the toxic stuff floating around in the Hudson and the Potomac rivers, but thousands of gold miners are pouring toxic mercury into the air.

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