Mercury-Free Gold: How You Can Protect The Future By Buying This Ethical And Sustainable Jewellery

Gold mining’s association with poor health and environmental damage has been unearthed over the years - but it’s still something many of us know little about.“People have heard about ‘blood diamonds’, but not many realise that their gold could be responsible for one of the world’s top toxic threats – mercury,” says Richard Fuller, the President of Pure Earth – a New York-based charity that helps to clean up pollution in the poorest communities in developing countries that are affected by toxins.

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