An Ecosystem in Crisis: Environmental Degradation in Venezuela

The increase in mining activity is likely to contaminate the environment

by leading to an increase in the use of mercury by small-scale gold miners in the region,

which in turn is likely to lead to high levels of toxicity across the natural food chain.

https://globalriskinsights.com/2021/05/an-ecosystem-in-crisis-environmental

-degradation-in-venezuela/