Dead eyes
Luis Ferreira, a fisher from the Mocagua Indigenous reserve, holds up two red piranhas. Studies have shown that carnivorous fish tend to accumulate higher levels of mercury than non-predatory species.
Dead eyes
Luis Ferreira, a fisher from the Mocagua Indigenous reserve, holds up two red piranhas. Studies have shown that carnivorous fish tend to accumulate higher levels of mercury than non-predatory species.
According to the World Health Organization, mercury levels in fish should not exceed 0.5 parts per million. In parts of the Amazon basin, some fish species have been found to contain up to four times this limit, increasing the risk of neurological damage, particularly for children
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