Mercury is crucial to small-scale gold mining in South America but increasing scrutiny of its health and environmental impact in the Amazon is leading to its prohibition throughout the continent.
This investigation delves into the underworld of mercury, following its path from Guyana to neighboring Suriname, exploring the health and environmental consequences, and what the prohibition of mercury would mean for the livelihoods of miners and communities across the Amazon.
‘MERCURY’ is a film by Tom Laffay, produced by InfoAmazonia, a data journalism initiative which reports on the Amazon. It forms part of a wider investigation called ‘Mercury – Chasing the Quicksilver’ led by journalist Bram Ebus. Read more here: https://mercurio.infoamazonia.org/en/
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scary, black market. does it exist? people asking about it? Organs? Hospitals?
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Like pipe organs or glands?
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Is it just me that has a hard time reading the subtitles in yellow?
A chemical company accidentally dumped several gallons of mercury into a local river in East Tennessee not to long ago. It was Owen chemicals. Didnt make to much news.
Why environmental laws need to be more inclusive. When something gets banned, an alternative should be provided. What will tbese people do if their earnings are lost?
Venezuela is not bad. Stop saying everything is bad there. Its not.