Deforestation, erosion exacerbate mercury spikes near Peruvian gold mining

ScienceDaily
Dec 12, 2019, 12:25 pm137 pts
Scientists have developed a model that can predict the amount of mercury being released into a local ecosystem from deforestation. The research could point toward ways to mitigate the worst effects of mercury poisoning in regions already experiencing elevated mercury levels caused by small-scale gold mining…

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