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Invisible poison: living with mercury pollution in the Colombian Amazon โ in pictures
Published 10 August 2026 ยท india
Invisible poison: living with mercury pollution in the Colombian Amazon โ in pictures Rainforest communities face a silent crisis as mercury from gold mining contaminates
Invisible poison: living with mercury pollution in the Colombian Amazon โ in pictures Rainforest communities face a silent crisis as mercury from gold mining contaminates their food and water Luis Ferreira, a fisherman from the Mocagua Indigenous reserve, holds up two red piranhas. Carnivorous fish tend to accumulate higher levels of mercury than non-predatory species. Photograph: Luis Bernardo Cano
Published: August 10, 2026 โข 4:30 PM IST ยท Updated: August 10, 2026 โข 5:09 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Invisible poison: living with mercury pollution in the Colombian Amazon โ in pictures Rainforest communities face a silent crisis as mercury from gold mining contaminates their food and water Luis Ferreira, a fisherman from the Mocagua Indigenous reserve, holds up two red piranhas.
Carnivorous fish tend to accumulate higher levels of mercury than non-predatory species.