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A summary of ways in which the chemistry community can support artisanal gold miners’ health and livelihood. In proposing a solution to any one of these problems and challenges, it is essential that the technique, chemistry, and any equipment be low cost, require minimal capital outlay, operate in remote locations, and be easy to use. It is also important that the benefit to the miners be immediately obvious, so expediency in financial returns and health benefits are critical.
