A stream, contaminated by chemical byproducts of the mining, flows
into the San Sebastian River, the country's main water supply, and has a
detrimental effect on the environment. The Australian company denies
the negative impact.
One of the villages situated by the river suffers a high rate of
disease caused by arsenic poisoning that results from the pollution. The
government of El Salvador believes the consequences could be even more
disastrous for the country's limited drinking water supply, if
OceanaGold succeeds in setting up a new gold mine, for only two percent
of El Salvador's water is approved by the government to be of good
quality.
http://en.ria.ru/business/20141003/193595388/Australian-Company-Sues-El-Salvador-Over-Gold-Mining-Permit-.html
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