The report also highlights the fatal consequences of mercury used in the mining process. The extracts of mercury, which after vaporization turn airborne, contaminate the water resources which later enter the bodies of residents. A very recent report suggests "unsafe levels of the toxic metal in almost 80% of adults and 60% of fish sold at local markets" in Peru.
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