Scientists try to prove link between Amazon gold mining and disabilities in babies

While scientists have warned of the risks that mercury could pose to Indigenous children in the Amazon, none have established a causal link to disabilities in their communities.

Indigenous women and children sit in a waiting room during a mission by researchers from the Brazilian public health institute Fiocruz to investigate health disorders among Munduruku Indigenous people that are potentially linked to mercury contamination caused by illegal gold mining, in Sai Cinza vi

(photo credit: Adriano Machado/Reuters)

ByREUTERS

NOVEMBER 3, 2025 15:10

Scientists try to prove link between Amazon gold mining and disabilities in babies

While scientists have warned of the risks that mercury could pose to Indigenous children in the Amazon, none have established a causal link to disabilities in their communities.

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Scientists try to prove link between Amazon gold mining and disabilities in babies

While scientists have warned of the risks that mercury could pose to Indigenous children in the Amazon, none have established a causal link to disabilities in their communities.

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