The gold mining boom has caused destruction on the Amazon rainforest as artisanal and unlicensed gold miners tear down the environment to access hard to reach gold deposits underneath. These illegal gold miners use mercury to extract gold, leaching the toxic chemical into the air and water. About 1,000 tons of mercury is released into the environment every year by the 15 million artisanal gold miners around the world.
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