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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

How Gold Mining Fueled a Surge in Malaria in the Brazilian Amazon

 .... by using mercury to separate gold from other minerals, miners may contaminate the water supply, and people poisoned with mercury are less able to fend off malaria.

read more... https://e360.yale.edu/digest/yanomami-gold-mining-malaria-study

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