Bolivia: study sets off alarms for mercury contamination in six indigenous communities

 Mercury contamination among indigenous people of the Bolivian Amazon, a product of gold mining, has become alarming in six ethnic groups, especially in the Esse Ejjas and the T’simanes, who have almost seven times more of the toxic metal in their bodies above the tolerable level for health. The results come from a study applied mainly to women of childbearing age.

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