Mercury fish: gold mining puts downstream communities at risk in Peru

Mongabay
By Jeremy HanceFeb 2, 2015, 3:13 pm57 pts
Artisanal, often illegal gold-mining, has swept across portions of the Peruvian Amazon over last decade, driven in part by a rising price in gold. The unregulated industry has resulted in widespread deforestation leading to an environmental disaster. Now a new study finds that mercury pollution has moved…

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