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Friday, December 20, 2024

Groundbreaking study highlights mercury contamination potential in four Amazon basins

 Using a modeling approach to project the distribution and bioaccumulation of mercury in rivers, researchers have identified that sub-basins of the Tapajós, Xingu, Mucajaí, and Uraricoera Rivers—home to Indigenous territories threatened by illegal mining—are at high risk of mercury contamination exceeding safe levels.

read more... https://www.wwf.org.br/nossosconteudos/notas_e_releases/english/?90682/Groundbreaking-Study-Highlights-Mercury-Contamination-Potential-in-Four-Amazon-Basins

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