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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

In a biodiversity haven, mining drives highest ever recorded levels of mercury

 “That completely surprised us, that this area in the Amazon could have such high concentrations of mercury, higher than levels you’re seeing in industrial areas [or] in mercury mining areas,” she said. “And this all was happening within a biodiversity hotspot.”

read more... https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/in-a-biodiversity-haven-mining-drives-highest-ever-recorded-levels-of-mercury/

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