People in Peru Are Being Exposed to Potentially Dangerous Levels of Mercury

Thursday, December 19, 2019 - 17:40 in Earth & Climate

People living in the southern Peruvian Amazon are being exposed to potentially dangerous levels of mercury due to a combination of their diet and artisanal and small-scale gold mining occurring in their communities.

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