The physical and cultural survival of several ancestral groups is threatened due to effects on their health, as well as the birth of babies with physical malformations and cognitive problems. In addition to this, in order to reduce the risks from mercury exposure, they have had to abandon practices such as traditional forms of fishing and breastfeeding, which are of great importance for their individual and community development.
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