Amazon communities in Peru demand action as illegal gold mining contaminates rivers with mercury

 Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that damages the brain, kidneys, and immune system, especially in children and pregnant women. It accumulates in fish, particularly carnivorous species, and then climbs the food chain 

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