Tag: "mercury poisoning"
Scientists try to prove link between Amazon gold mining and disabilities in babies
World 11:29 02/11/2025Brazilian public health researchers have found mounting evidence in the state hosting COP30 that mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining has caused widespread neurological problems and disabilities in Indigenous children.
Hanoi demands urgent relocation of light bulb company after mercury leak
Vietnam News 14:47 11/09/2019Up to 27.2 kilograms of liquid mercury is estimated to have vaporized under heat from the fire and released into the environment
Company found lying about mercury leak after Hanoi fire
Vietnam News 21:34 09/09/2019Rang Dong Company has admitted to Vietnam’s environment watchdog that all of the 480,000 destroyed fluorescent light bulbs contained mercury, contradicting its initial statement
Mercury levels in air, water near site of Hanoi fire exceed safety limit: ministry
Vietnam News 17:17 05/09/2019The mercury levels are 10-30 times over safety limits set by WHO
