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Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon

 Mercury contamination comes mainly from illegal gold mining — a growing industry across the Amazon Basin — and forest clearing that washes mercury that naturally occurs in soil into waterways.

read more... https://www.standard-journal.com/ap/world/article_97fa72fc-fc94-5e3c-82c4-b929ccd8f407.html

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