Blacksmith Institute - Mercury: The Burning Issue (Part 1)

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  • Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
  • What is the connection between the gold you wear and the mercury-contaminated seafood on your plate? This video helps to explain it all. It documents Blacksmith Institute's project in Indonesia to reduce mercury poisoning from the gold mining process.
    At least a quarter of the world's total gold supply comes from artisanal gold mining. UNIDO (The United Nations Industrial Development Organization) estimates that artisanal gold mining results in the release of an estimated 1,000 tons of toxic mercury per year, which constitutes about 30% of the world's mercury emissions.
    Some 15 million gold miners, including 4.5 million women and 600,000 children, are poisoned by direct contact with toxic mercury. In addition, mercury rises and travels, dropping into rivers, oceans and seas, contaminating seafood far and wide.
    Blacksmith is working with UNIDO's Global Mercury Project in Senegal, Indonesia, Mozambique, and Cambodia.
    This video shows how Indonesian miners use mercury to release small amounts of gold. It also showcases a solution that has been introduced to the miners - a simple retort that can recapture mercury used in the gold mining process. This retort has been successful in reducing the amount of toxic mercury emissions.
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Комментарии • 111

  • @kickass0815
    @kickass0815 14 лет назад +3

    courageous. keep up the good work...

  • @erdvilla
    @erdvilla 12 лет назад

    Sorry to hear about that. Lead is also one of the most poisonous metals, and is way more worked than Mercury. At least is has been eliminated from many home products, specially paint, but it is a very necessary component for the industry. Also it is dangerous because it tastes like sugar.

  • @BigBadBill2323
    @BigBadBill2323 13 лет назад

    @staydput They were not "maddened", but the mercury affected the nerves, causing twitching.
    Also, just a minor detail, but the process was for making fur felt, not tanning leather.
    The mercury vapours caused the hairs from the fur (typically beaver) to clump together like dryer lint, which was then formed by hand into felt.

  • @DizLiKhmerKid
    @DizLiKhmerKid 12 лет назад +1

    pure elemental mercury isn't super dangerous, mercury salts are the ones you gotta look out for.

  • @user-kk9df7cs9w
    @user-kk9df7cs9w 5 месяцев назад +1

    Respected Sir
    Why and how u are using mercury in gold mining please tell me and how this mercury will affecting maining workers please tell me.
    If U answers for these my quastions i will tray to eleminate for this risk as for as my knowledge.
    Thanks U
    🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

  • @Moment2Forever
    @Moment2Forever 12 лет назад

    wasting all that good mercury for worthless gold. omg, the diamagnetic properties of mercury are amazing.

  • @fuuturist
    @fuuturist 12 лет назад

    romans put vinegar in lead containers to make it sweet (due to lead(II)acetate formed by reaction of lead and acetic acid), lithium is in fact the most lightest metal and it is not so toxic ....

  • @TogogYanto-de1ne
    @TogogYanto-de1ne 4 месяца назад

    Apik sak glondong oleh sak ons. Material kotor pirang kilo sak glondong?

  • @zaster101
    @zaster101 12 лет назад

    @staydput they could be using elemental mercury which doesn't have the contact issue

  • @tyreza79
    @tyreza79 11 лет назад +1

    dont worry you'e not alone

  • @northroad1
    @northroad1 13 лет назад +1

    Impressive operation they have going there, probably cost less than a grand to set up. The willingness to accept injury and pollution allows this type of low budget artisanal mining.

  • @ErdalGoktas-fh5fe
    @ErdalGoktas-fh5fe 9 месяцев назад

    Selamunaleyküm kolay gelsin
    İnsallah bilgilerinizden bizde ögreniriz

  • @wngchnKid
    @wngchnKid 11 лет назад

    where can someone get a hold of the stainless retort? thanks for the info.

  • @user-bv6oh9kr4b
    @user-bv6oh9kr4b 7 лет назад

    Дикие люди, дети гор...

  • @ErdalGoktas-fh5fe
    @ErdalGoktas-fh5fe 9 месяцев назад

    Ben bir ricam var kardeşim ben gümüşü altından nasıl ayiracagız

  • @misium
    @misium 13 лет назад

    Where is the rest of the videos?

  • @thetruthyguymansir
    @thetruthyguymansir 11 лет назад

    google it man. its toxicity is its usefulness. they take just enough to mellow them without damaging them permanently. it is a delicate balancing act

  • @SanitiveRevolution
    @SanitiveRevolution 12 лет назад +1

    Sorry, I don't understand chicken.

  • @thetruthyguymansir
    @thetruthyguymansir 11 лет назад

    lithium is highly toxic, it just doesn't have the additive effects of mercury or heavy metals.

  • @Blinkkka
    @Blinkkka 12 лет назад

    not only "these poor guys" will be affected by mining... I would say everyone in the world, soon or later...

  • @claymccormick1203
    @claymccormick1203 6 лет назад +1

    gravity separation is almost always cheaper and better than mercury use but shaker tables are expensive much more work must be done on making gravity options cheaper and more effective so only a fool would use mercury.

  • @tonyboroni6949
    @tonyboroni6949 9 лет назад

    do you need mucry to refine gold?

    • @ricksanchez694
      @ricksanchez694 8 лет назад

      well no you could do it with other sort of stuff but thats also really dangerous.

  • @girijashankar5557
    @girijashankar5557 11 месяцев назад

    Yah khanij gold ko refine karne ka process hai yah bahut costly hota hai yahan bahut ALP Matra mein gold nikalta hai ismein labour kharch itna jyada hai ki yahan koi profit hone ki dur dur Tak sambhavna nahin yah sirf khanij gold ko refine karne ka process hai hamare Rajasthan mein aisa process hota hai vahan ISI tarah mitti ko refine kar kar ke gold prapt Kiya jata hai

  • @ricksanchez694
    @ricksanchez694 8 лет назад +3

    wauw.... just wauw.... at least give those guys some gloves and a fumehud :(

  • @zulli3534
    @zulli3534 6 месяцев назад

    Guna kain payung👍

  • @quicksilver3431
    @quicksilver3431 4 года назад

    0:49 I love the way you say that.. 😆😅🤣

  • @jojogothic
    @jojogothic 11 лет назад

    HOLY SHIT YOU DISCOVERED THE SECRET OF ETERNAL YOUTH

  • @faruqali4769
    @faruqali4769 10 месяцев назад

    Bisa pesan air raksa mercury

  • @massive223
    @massive223 11 лет назад

    black smith institute is de non profit institute. I fkn lost it rofl in Indonesia

  • @nick20200
    @nick20200 14 лет назад

    lol love the captions

  • @Saboorqureshi678
    @Saboorqureshi678 7 месяцев назад

    Je nab kuce lafzu ke seammag nahe ate

  • @volcomkidd555
    @volcomkidd555 11 лет назад

    I don't think handling that mercury all day is good for you...

  • @MrTruthSeeka
    @MrTruthSeeka 14 лет назад

    DO THEY EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS?

  • @Dzic
    @Dzic 11 лет назад

    She is learned your languages beside all other things, can you learn her languages? Forget all OTHER things?

  • @jewsrbad
    @jewsrbad Месяц назад

    Mercury is perfectly fine. Just recycle it. Duh. Why expense extra. Retorts are cheap.

  • @got2strpk
    @got2strpk 13 лет назад +1

    @phillypimp someone has to tell somebody about it how do you know what she does off camera ur a troll simple as that

  • @habiburrahman07493
    @habiburrahman07493 8 месяцев назад

    I'm going to love you.

  • @spotlightman1234
    @spotlightman1234 13 лет назад +1

    @staydput you're obviously not a chemist

  • @pcblah
    @pcblah 12 лет назад

    i hope its for attention only...

  • @DhaneshChohan-dp9hu
    @DhaneshChohan-dp9hu 10 месяцев назад

    I am in alchemy science of goal

  • @KudaFerrari
    @KudaFerrari 9 лет назад +2

    I'm an Indonesian, and this is the worst accent I've ever heard.

  • @jenskoper
    @jenskoper 13 лет назад +1

    MIEPIE OELOEKIE ARIEKIE ANDAKIE RETARDIE LANGUAGIE

  • @stormatrix
    @stormatrix 13 лет назад +1

    me love you long time

  • @user-xm8cn5rv8v
    @user-xm8cn5rv8v 5 месяцев назад

    I am pakistane how are you

  • @spotlightman1234
    @spotlightman1234 13 лет назад +1

    @staydput just was kinda trollin i'm sure you get "you're obviously not a chemist" all the time trollface.jpg

  • @uryan.o5779
    @uryan.o5779 11 лет назад

    I dont think thats america lady

  • @Xahong159X
    @Xahong159X 13 лет назад

    ASIAN !!!!

  • @fairyheli2
    @fairyheli2 13 лет назад

    @staydput because cyanide is so much safer!

  • @jojogothic
    @jojogothic 11 лет назад

    it also reduces your ability to detect sarcasm as i see

  • @TheBikefish
    @TheBikefish 13 лет назад

    "established in ninety ninety nine

  • @shiva3885
    @shiva3885 2 месяца назад

    పాదరసం....... ఆఅ......

  • @EvilJirachi
    @EvilJirachi 12 лет назад

    @meyoubeer
    now its funny that you point it out lol ;___;

  • @user-xm8cn5rv8v
    @user-xm8cn5rv8v 5 месяцев назад

    AP bohat Achy ho

  • @jessicaclair6503
    @jessicaclair6503 9 лет назад

    She's Indonesian I guess

  • @myfeet14
    @myfeet14 13 лет назад

    Damn strong accent much?

  • @tristanssimpson1324
    @tristanssimpson1324 13 лет назад

    Who here did not understand 1 word she said

  • @myfeet14
    @myfeet14 13 лет назад

    @maxinpains
    Im not even being racist. Calm down

  • @DRPREPER
    @DRPREPER 14 лет назад

    OMG she is scary!

  • @pcblah
    @pcblah 12 лет назад

    @UrbanLeopard13 what the hell is wrong with you/him?

  • @AngryK1tty
    @AngryK1tty 13 лет назад

    this is fucking disturbiinngggg...... oh man im bothered

  • @ayselgokcenaysek4248
    @ayselgokcenaysek4248 8 месяцев назад

    👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋👋🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @nmathmaster123
    @nmathmaster123 13 лет назад

    AT 6:24 i thought he through a child

  • @MrQazwer001
    @MrQazwer001 11 лет назад

    no offence...but i cant stop laughing when she's talkin..

  • @s4a4v4y
    @s4a4v4y 14 лет назад

    very wrong

  • @jojogothic
    @jojogothic 11 лет назад

    nothing nothing

  • @tomslick1650
    @tomslick1650 8 лет назад

    we're fuck'd

  • @HITCHHIKERNAIEM
    @HITCHHIKERNAIEM 11 лет назад

    lmaooooooooo wahaha me 222 lolll

  • @girijashankar5557
    @girijashankar5557 5 месяцев назад

    This is a gold mining refining process only remember please

  • @mharkdwane
    @mharkdwane 14 лет назад

    modern an iyayangan,,,lol

  • @meyoubeer
    @meyoubeer 12 лет назад

    her accent!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

  • @piakpiak9423
    @piakpiak9423 Месяц назад +1

    I want to see a man take a foot pref off a motor wind fire (satuset solder,Tukang Party)

  • @kantammakore2292
    @kantammakore2292 3 года назад

    🌹🤝🍎👍👌🙏

  • @pelodechito1
    @pelodechito1 11 лет назад

    de que mierda hablan aquí no entiendo un culo

  • @MrQazwer001
    @MrQazwer001 11 лет назад

    lolol

  • @justyou88
    @justyou88 8 лет назад

    ргъ

  • @Zx_Wizard
    @Zx_Wizard 7 месяцев назад

    Не может отжатая амальгама содержать 80% ртути!