Nome Gold Miners To Undergo Mercury Testing

Mercury testing in gold miners in Nome is going to take place next week. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services will conduct the voluntary screenings that were prompted from concerns that miners in Nome may be exposed to harmful levels of mercury fumes.

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Laureli Kinneen is a reporter at KNOM in Nome.

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