MPF warns of mercury contamination risk from illegal mining in communities in the interior of AM
The Federal Public Ministry of Brazil has raised concerns about potential mercury contamination affecting indigenous and riverside communities due to illegal mining activities in the Rio Tonantins region.
Recalls dietary supplements - contains mercury
Rawpowder is recalling a dietary supplement due to mercury contamination, urging customers not to use the product and to seek refunds.
Researchers and scientists on alert after discovering a serious problem in the wolves of Alaska
A scientific team has found alarming levels of mercury in a wolf discovered dead in Alaska, linking the contamination to its diet of marine otters that consume polluted mollusks and urchins.
Illegal mining 'devours Napo' for more than a decade
Illegal mining is severely impacting Napo, Ecuador, leading to deforestation and the contamination of rivers with toxic substances like mercury and cyanide.
Indigenous people raise fish in tanks to ensure safe food after mining contaminates rivers in the Yanomami Territory
The Sikamabiu community in the Yanomami Indigenous Land is raising fish in tanks as a sustainable food source following mercury contamination from illegal mining that devastated local fish populations.