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Mercury from illegal gold mining is poisoning Peruvian children

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The rivers in Peru’s southeastern Amazon area are being poisoned by toxic levels of mercury coming from illegal gold miners. And the worst is that, according to a new study made by the Carnegie Amazon Mercury Project, this leakage is posing serious health risks to the local children. The report says that native communities are registering levels of mercury … Read more