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Children from El Pedernal in Honduras' Siria Valley bathe in a stream adjacent to Goldcorp's San Martin Gold Mine. Women and children are particularly prone to illnesses due to water contamination. Hundreds of residents from the communities in the Siria Valley suffer from skin diseases as rivers and streams have been found to contain elevated levels of heavy metals.
Children from El Pedernal in Honduras' Siria Valley bathe in a stream adjacent to Goldcorp's San Martin Gold Mine. Women and children are particularly prone to illnesses due to water contamination. Hundreds of residents from the communities in the Siria Valley suffer from skin diseases as rivers and streams have been found to contain elevated levels of heavy metals.
18 Aug 2007 3504x2336 / 4.0MB