The Mercury Problem in Artisanal and SmallScale Gold
The gold isolated after heating the amalgam will typically contain up to 5 % residual mercury by mass. 10b Gold shops will typically purchase the gold and refine it further to remove mercury, again through distillation. 3b In some parts of the world, these gold shops also process the full mercurygold amalgam. 10b, 20d These gold shops are additional sources of mercury emissions that are