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Sunday, May 14, 2023

Senegal..Faleme River

  During the dry season, between December and June, the river has very little flow. During this time, people turn to gold panning on the river. The use of heavy metals, such as mercury, in the gold panning process has heavily polluted the river, making it an ecological disaster today.

read more... https://www.worldatlas.com/rivers/faleme-river.html

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