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Gold mining's toxic legacy

Gold mining's toxic legacy

Update: 2025-11-12
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A WHOI marine chemist studies how mercury pollution in Colombia’s Amazon threatens the Indigenous way of life.

Story written and narrated by Rachel Mann.

Read the full story at https://go.whoi.edu/toxicgoldmining

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Gold mining's toxic legacy

Gold mining's toxic legacy

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