Abandoned Mine Pit in Peruvian Amazon (IMAGE)

Duke University

Abandoned Mine Pit in Peruvian Amazon

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Thousands of artificial ponds like this one, created when rainwater filled in an abandoned gold mining pit, are amplifying risks of mercury exposure for humans and wildlife in the Peruvian Amazon.

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Melissa Marchese

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