World’s 10 Worst Toxic Pollution Problems [Slide Show]

The price of gold affects more than global finances; it also drives the world’s most toxic pollution problem, according to new research from the Blacksmith Institute , an environmental health group based in New York City. Miners in countries from across Africa and Southeast Asia use mercury to separate the precious metal from the surrounding rock and silt

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World’s 10 Worst Toxic Pollution Problems [Slide Show]