MINING communities in three provinces in the country were found to have dangerous levels of mercury in the air, way beyond the levels that are considered safe.

Senator Miriam Santiago citing the study conducted by Basel Action Network (BAN), an organization focused on confronting the global environmental injustice, said that mining Communities in Benguet, Camarines Norte and Palawan were found to have mercury in the air which is 30 times than the tolerable level of mercury vapor.

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