The uncontrolled use of mercury in small-scale gold mining is contaminating thousands of sites around the world, posing long-term health risks to an estimated 50 million inhabitants of mining regions.

• 不受控制的小规模金矿的汞使用正污染着全球数以千计的地点，对采矿区的约5000万居民造成长期的健康威胁。