According to Madre de Dios-based scientist Cesar Ascorra, from the Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA), the mercury is most dangerous once it enters into the food chain.
“The mercury enters the food chain via anaerobic microbes. The mercury then accumulates as the microbes are consumed by plankton, which are in turn consumed by fish, which are then eaten by fish-eagles,” Ascorra said.
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