Mining exposes Indigenous women in Latin America to high mercury levels

Mongabay
Jul 1, 2021, 11:40 am145 pts
A recent investigation has found dangerously high levels of mercury among women from different Indigenous communities in four Latin American countries. This chemical element is a neurotoxic substance that presents a severe threat to both women’s health and that of fetuses. The International Pollutant…

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