Illegal gold mining in Peru operations rely heavily on mercury amalgamation for gold extraction, creating widespread environmental contamination that affects public health across multiple river basins. Mercury contamination spreads far beyond mining sites through river transport, bioaccumulation in fish populations, and atmospheric deposition from burning amalgams.
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