Mercury contamination in the Amazon : reducing soil erosion may provide a lasting solution
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2003-04
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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA
Abstract
Brazilian and Canadian researchers seeking to find the source of mercury
contamination in the Amazon came to a startling conclusion: agricultural
practices rather than gold mining were most to blame. Supported by Canada’s
International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the research team is now
working with communities to find short- and long-term solutions to the serious
health and environmental problem.
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French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Contamination par le mercure en Amazonie : le reboisement pourrait être une solution durable à ce sérieux problème
Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Contaminación por mercurio en el Amazonas : la silvicultura puede ser una solución duradera a un problema sanitario y ecológico
Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Contaminación por mercurio en el Amazonas : la silvicultura puede ser una solución duradera a un problema sanitario y ecológico
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AMAZON REGION, MERCURY CONTAMINATION, LAND DEGRADATION, AGRICULTURE, MINING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH