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The document discusses mercury contamination from a mining spill in Peru. It notes that over 1,000 farmers were affected by the 2000 spill of metallic mercury from a mine in Cajamarca. Eight years later, they still suffered health effects like respiratory problems and neurological symptoms. Another report found mercury in local plants, animals and soil were within normal limits, but others disputed this finding and said impacts would continue long after the initial poisoning. Later assessments called for re

Author

Bryan H. Quispe

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