Over 80% of Venezuela's fresh water originates from the Orinoco river and its tributaries downstream. These arteries of life now face an existential threat as deforestation and mercury contamination take their toll. Mercury, a byproduct of gold mining, poisons the waters, rendering them toxic to aquatic life and dangerous for human consumption.
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