Gold mining exposes Indigenous women in Nicaragua to high mercury levels

Mongabay
Nov 20, 2025, 11:14 am89 pts
Indigenous women of childbearing age from Nicaragua’s Waspam municipality have been exposed to toxic levels of mercury, according to a new report by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN). The researchers took hair samples from 50 women between 18 and 44 years old. The women live in the…

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