10 Jan 2013 - 09:34 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
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A significant rise in mercury emissions due to industrialization, coal burning, artisanal mining and unsafe waste disposal has worsened pollution of freshwater ecosystems globally, warns a new report by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).