Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining (ASGM) is a major source of global mercury pollution around the world and also a source of livelihood for millions of people. Last June, Duke Professors William Pan, Alexander Pfaff, and Heileen Hsu-Kim held a workshop called “Bridging Policy, Research, and Implementation in ASGM" in collaboration with Professor Adam Kiefer (Mercer University), PureEarth Colombia, and the US Department of State where they initiated an effort to conduct high-impact research and close information gaps.
