Peruvian Mining (IMAGE)

Duke University

Peruvian Mining

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Small-scale, artisanal mining operations such as the one shown here causes deforestation, which in turn leads to erosion that exasperates the release of mercury into the local watershed.

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Axel Berky, Duke University

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