mercury pollution Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:12:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Fairtrade Gold From Mines In Africa Saves Millions of Lives and Reduces Mercury Pollution https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fairtrade-gold-mines-africa-saves-millions-lives-20130909/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fairtrade-gold-mines-africa-saves-millions-lives-20130909/#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2013 14:12:19 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=41445 Gold mining in many regions of Africa is one of the leading industries on the continent, with nearly 99% of all gold output being exported to Europe, Asia and America . Finding gold, however, is associated with shocking work conditions, extreme mercury pollution and horrific exploitation of child labor. But the Fairtrade International says this […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fairtrade-gold-mines-africa-saves-millions-lives-20130909/feed/ 0 41445 How to Measure Mercury Contamination With a Mobile Phone https://www.greenoptimistic.com/measure-mercury-mobile-phone-20130207/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/measure-mercury-mobile-phone-20130207/#respond Thu, 07 Feb 2013 18:22:05 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32842 A team of chemists at University of Burgos in Spain have produced a sheet that acts similarly to litmus paper, but it changes its colour in the presence of water contaminated with mercury. And if being able to see this with a naked eye is not ground-breaking enough for you, when the new membrane is […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/measure-mercury-mobile-phone-20130207/feed/ 0 32842 140 Nations Agree on Reducing Mercury Pollution https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nations-agree-reduce-mercury-pollution-20130121/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nations-agree-reduce-mercury-pollution-20130121/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:32:21 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=31792 One hundred and forty nations made a pact to reduce emissions of mercury from mining, utility plants and other industrial processes. New stricter regulations were adopted, together with enforceable limits and proposing alternatives that do not use mercury. Mercury is a harmful and toxic natural element, which is usually found in the environment as a […]

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