In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining - Yale E360

A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act to stem the widespread use of the highly toxic chemical.

Region - Central & South America - Yale E360

Mercury rising: Why Bolivia remains South America's hub for the toxic trade

In Bolivia, Mercury Pollution Spreads Amid a Surge in Gold Mining - Yale E360

Babies here are born sick': are Bolivia's gold mines poisoning its indigenous people?, Global development

The quicksilver demon: rogue gold-mining is the world's largest source of mercury pollution

Mercury: The Silent Death in the Bolivian – DDRN

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Bolivia's mercury dilemma: The metal that both feeds and poisons the country's region, International

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Babies here are born sick': are Bolivia's gold mines poisoning its indigenous people?, Global development

In Bolivia, mercury pollution spreads amid a surge in gold mining