“For example, a study conducted by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in 2008 revealed that 22 out of 28 water bodies they sampled in selected mining communities are polluted.”
“A similar study by CEIA and WACAM in 2008 also revealed that 250 out of 400 water bodies in the South-Western Rivers System, which formed the basis of the study, have elevated levels of heavy metals such as arsenic; cadmium; mercury; copper; lead; manganese, among other elements due to uncontrolled mining operations.”
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