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Toxic Mercury & Gold Mining – How it Works (and Better Alternatives!)

Mercury Risks Mining

Hydrargyrum—what a mouthful! That’s also the other name for quicksilver or mercury, the only metal that is liquid at room temperature (hence hydra + argyrum, or “watery silver”). As a result of this interesting property, mercury has a wide variety of applications. It can be used in thermometers, batteries, dental fillings, and— yes, you guessed […]