Amazon Indians at risk in mercury poisoning crisis

The Ecologist
Apr 1, 2016, 4:29 pm16 pts
Illegal gold mining in the Amazon has a devastating effect on indigenous peoples, writes Sarina Kidd. First the miners bring disease and deforestation and pollute streams with silt. But long after they have gone, communities are left to suffer deadly mercury poisoning. Now the UN has been called on to…

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