来自加纳非法金矿开采的汞可以持续几个世纪,毒害食物、水和土壤,损害健康,威胁所有加纳人。 Mercury from illegal gold mining in Ghana can persist for centuries, poisoning food, water, and soil, harming health, and threatening all Ghanaians.

2025年10月4日, 毒物学家Yakubu Adam警告说, 加纳非法金矿开采产生的汞可以留在环境中长达880年, 污染食物、水及土壤, Toxicologist Yakubu Adam warned on October 4, 2025, that mercury from illegal gold mining in Ghana can remain in the environment for up to 880 years, contaminating food, water, and soil and causing lasting health harm. 他敦促立即采取行动,制止Galamsey,批评加纳注重治疗而不是预防。 He urged immediate action to stop galamsey, criticizing Ghana’s focus on treatment over prevention. Ekpor Anyimah-Ackah博士补充说,Winneba被污染的水一年多来一直不安全,重金属通过受影响地区种植的作物进入食物链,危及所有加纳人。 Dr. Ekpor Anyimah-Ackah added that polluted water in Winneba has been unsafe for over a year, with heavy metals entering the food chain through crops grown in affected areas, endangering all Ghanaians. 尽管人们日益关切,但政府几乎没有采取什么具体行动,马哈马总统说,只有得到国家安全委员会的建议,他才会宣布紧急状态。 Despite growing concern, the government has taken little concrete action, and President Mahama said he would only declare a state of emergency if advised by the National Security Council.