leaks poisonous mercury into the waters and deforests the surrounding land. Mosquera has noticed worsening levels in biodiversity along the Atrato, especially on the Quito River tributary on which ...

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They’ve tried to take over to mine it.” The waters of the Atrato River, long a community life source, have been contaminated through years of intense gold mining which tears up the riverbed, leaks ...