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. 2014 Aug;122(8):A203-4.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.1408514.

The Minamata Convention on Mercury: time to seek solutions with artisanal mining communities

Samuel Spiegel, Susan Keane, Steve Metcalf, Marcello Veiga, Annalee Yassi
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The Minamata Convention on Mercury: time to seek solutions with artisanal mining communities

Samuel Spiegel et al. Environ Health Perspect. 2014 Aug.
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Conflict of interest statement

S.K. is employed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (Washington, DC). The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.

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