The use of
mercury is being reduced throughout the
world due to its effects on human health and
the environment. Certain forms of mercury
and its compounds can damage neurological
development and affect internal organs.
Mercury can spread far and wide through air
and water. It is
ingested by fih and other marine life, where
it becomes concentrated as it moves up the
food chain.
There is now only one known mercury mine in
the world which continues to sell its output
abroad: Khaidarkan, in the remote mountains
of southern Kyrgyzstan.
What will happen to this “kombinat” is still
far from clear. For the international
community, continuing mercury mining raises
significant concerns. Limiting
mercury supply is one of the key elements to
any comprehensive global approach to address
mercury.
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