Huancavelica, Peru: From Sacred Shrine to Contaminated Capital

This essay discusses the work of an American NGO, the Environmental Health Council, in documenting and remediating mercury and other heavy metal contamination in Huancavelica, Peru. The nearby Santa Bárbara and Challacatana hills are among the most extensive cinnabar deposits in the world. Mercury d...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Genocide studies international 2017-10, Vol.11 (2), p.240-249
1. Verfasser:	Robins, Nicholas A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amalgamation Colonialism Contamination Environmental health Mercury NGOs Nongovernmental organizations Notes from the Field Residents Silver
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