Toxic Gold: Ghana’s Struggle to Uphold Mining Laws and the Minamata Convention Endangers Communities and Wildlife

SAMREBOI, Ghana ndash; Thirteen-year-old Kwaku pulls a small 500 ml water-bottle and a flask from a black polythene bag. He opens the flask and removes tiny balls of mercury wrapped in cling-film(Plastic Sachet), revealing a silvery liquid that glints harshly in the sun.