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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Gold mining is destroying the Amazon rainforest from within

 There is a second benefit to filling ponds. A separate study shows that artificial lakes created by mining can convert mercury from the gold process into methylmercury, a more bioavailable neurotoxin that builds up in fish and people.

read more... https://www.earth.com/news/illegal-gold-mining-is-destroying-the-amazon-rainforest-from-within/

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