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Women in gold mining sites in Migori County are exposed to high levels of mercury that could harm them and their unborn babies.
A global study found nearly half of Kenyan women involved in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) had mercury levels that exceeded 1 ppm, which approximately corresponds to the US Environmental Protection Agency reference dose.
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