Negro River study finds genetic damage in fish after oil spill

Mongabay
Oct 20, 2025, 2:21 pm129 ptsTrending
On the morning of March 26, 2013, approximately 60,000 liters (16,000 gallons) of an oil byproduct used to produce asphalt spilled from a barge on the Negro River, near the São Raimundo Harbor in Manaus. When researcher Helen Sadauskas-Henrique saw the news on TV, she did not hesitate to cancel plans to spend…

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