In fact, in Latin America, no economic activity has created more social conflicts and violation of human rights than mining. Environmentally, it is the most toxic of all industries. In 2010, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxic Release Inventory5, metal mining was responsible for over 90% of the country’s total arsenic, mercury and lead pollution. This, in spite of the fact that only 71 mining establishments reported their toxic emissions (out of a total of 20,000 businesses), and that the industry only contributes a little over one quarter of one percent to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product6.
http://www.nl-aid.org/continent/latin-america/a-question-of-fundamentals-ecuadors-divided-vision-of-development/
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