Illegal Gold Mining Leads to High Mercury Levels

 Illegal gold mining is the leading cause of the high mercury levels in Peru’s Amazon rainforest. The miners use mercury, which binds to gold, to separate the precious stone from river sediments, according to the international team (Nature) communications of researchers

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