There is not much point in the President’s determination to “Green” Bartica if the rivers surrounding the town are mercury polluted from gold mining operations up river from the town. The colour change of the rivers from the turbidity from the mining is very, very visible. I have complained about this on numerous occasions to the Environment Protection Agency and, indeed, the Minister, but, it simply gets worse.
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