Junaidi did not deny that the conversion of land to oil palm, and
subsequent runoff from fertilizers and pesticides may be partially
responsible. However, he did single out illegal mines as major
polluters.
“The river contamination is also a result of illegal gold mining,” he
stated, “Quite a few miners use dangerous chemicals such as mercury for
mining.”
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/853191-rivers-too-polluted-for-drinking-in-indonesia/
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