Mercury levels high in people near Amazon mega-dam

[SÃO PAULO] Constructing dams in the Brazilian Amazon could increase local residents’

Mercury levels high in people near Amazon mega-dam
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Mar 5, 2024
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[SÃO PAULO] Constructing dams in the Brazilian Amazon could increase local residents’ exposure to unsafe mercury levels, warn researchers who analysed hair samples from 37 people living near Tucuruí, one of the largest dams ever built in Brazil.

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