The use of mercury as part of the mining process is affecting the environment and health of the mining community.
“Mercury is used to separate the gold from the rock,” Jones, professor of biology said.
As a result of this process, the mercury washes down and often leads to the poisoning of the water in Rinconada.
Rinconada is isolated so its environmental problems are not publicized around the world as much as places like the Amazon.
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