A team from the Pattimura University in Ambon and Iqra Buru University of Buru island was also deployed to Gunung Botak to assess the environmental destruction and formulate a means to repair the damage.
Previously, Yustinus Malle, of Pattimura University, said research conducted by his team revealed alarming levels of cyanide and mercury in the soil, streams and coastal areas around Gunung Botak.
Both substances are commonly used by miners to bind gold flakes in processed ores to form an amalgam, but both are extremely toxic and could even lead to death.
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