Emissions of mercury from ASGM reported for 2010 are more than twice those reported for 2005. While the higher price of gold and increased rural poverty may indeed have caused more activity in this sector, the increased emissions estimates are thought to explained mainly by better data (UNEP, 2013).
Year: 2013
From collection: Mercury - Time to act
Cartographer:
GRID-Arendal
Tags:
global
UNEP