Mercury poisoning in Peru’s Amazon found in nearly 80 per cent of villagers in recent study

June 20, 2025

A large brown river is seen in an aerial shot that includes swathes of trees on either side of the riverbank. On one side of the riverbank, some sort of camp pockmarked with piles of dirt and sinkholes with water in them is visible.

Indigenous and riverine communities in the Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon have “chronic exposure” to mercury, according to a new study — and experts say the biggest culprit is gold mining in the region.

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