Informationsstelle Peru e.V.Mercury threat to mother-and-child health in #Loreto #Quecksilber #Bergbau
People are being exposed to levels of mercury way above safety levels, a recent study in Loreto reveals. Communities in Bajo Putumayo are especially affected, with 83% of the population at high risk and women of reproductive age among the most vulnerable. Studies of residents’ hair showed mercury levels as high as 15.67 mgs/kg. The WHO standard is 2.2 mgs/kg.
https://perusupportgroup.org.uk/2025/09/mercury-threat-to-mother-and-child-health-in-loreto/
People are being exposed to levels of mercury way above safety levels, a recent study in Loreto reveals. Communities in Bajo Putumayo are especially affected, with 83% of the population at high risk and women of reproductive age among the most vulnerable. Studies of residents’ hair showed mercury levels as high as 15.67 mgs/kg. The WHO standard is 2.2 mgs/kg.
https://perusupportgroup.org.uk/2025/09/mercury-threat-to-mother-and-child-health-in-loreto/