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Mining dredges return to Amazon River’s main tributary, months after crackdown
By Fernanda Wenzel In 2021,an army of dredges equipped to churn up the riverbed in search of gold invaded the largest ...
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Smaller fish offer better nutrition and lower environmental cost, Amazon River study finds
Smaller fish species are more nutritious, lower in mercury and less susceptible to overfishing, a Cornell-led research team has found. The team's study was conducted in the Amazon River ...
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Researchers make alarming discovery after expedition through the Amazon River: 'Exposure at high levels can harm the brain, heart, kidneys, lungs ...'
The Madeira River is the largest tributary flowing into the Amazon River and is home to many people living on the banks. These residents drink and eat fish from the river, so its water quality ...