The ongoing violence between armed groups in the region has also claimed lives and displaced locals. Mercury from illegal mining is poisoning communities that live off the river, according to Colombia Reports. The court ruling pointed out that "only 10 percent of the mercury added to one barrel is combined with gold to form the amalgam, the remaining 90 percent is left over and discarded in water sources.”
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Colombian-Court-Orders-to-Save-Atrato-River-From-Mining--20170504-0039.html
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