Many Yanomami, the largest Indigenous tribe in the Amazon, have been contaminated with mercury from illegal gold mining; 84% of 300 tested had a level of exposure that can lead to health problems
A study conducted in Brazil found that Yanomami people examined from nine villages have been contaminated with high levels of mercury. About 300 people of varying ages had hair samples
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