Latin America: International Pollutant Elimination Network (IPEN) report reveals high mercury levels in indigenous women living near areas of gold mining

 The International Pollutant Elimination Network (IPEN) has launched the report “Mercury Exposure of Women in four Latin American Gold Mining Countries”. 1631 indigenous women of childbearing age from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela participated in the research. All of them leave near from areas where gold is mined using mercury.

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