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in the former Soviet Union, has also experienced a
significant “brain drain” of skilled workers, who have
left for better opportunities elsewhere. And beyond
every calculation of survival there looms the reality of
the upcoming negotiation of a global legally binding
instrument on mercury that will include provisions to
reduce the global supply of and demand for mercury.
However, there is loyal and strong support for the kom-
binat by the population in and around Khaidarkan.
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Bauyrzhan Kyzyl
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