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Peru: After-Effects of Mercury Spill in Choropampa

Categories: Latin America, Peru, Citizen Media, Environment

Silvio of Lapicero Digital [es] writes [1] about the lack of news in the Peruvian media about deaths caused by mercury contamination in Choropampa. The recent death of the Mayor of Choropampa, Vicente Zarate Minchán is thought to be a result of the contamination caused by the mercury spill that took place 8 years ago.