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Mercury Poisoning and the Peruvian Rainforest Crisis

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Illegal gold mining has devastated Peru’s rainforest, destroying vast areas and endangering human health. Mercury used in mining is poisoning local populations. Dan Collyns investigates the environmental and health catastrophe unfolding in the Amazon.

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