Environment+Problems

__[|SAVING THE RAINFOREST]__      __ENVIRONMENT MAIN POBLEM__

Gold, copper, diamonds, and other precious metals and gemstones are important resources that are found in rainforests around the world. In the Amazon rainforest most mining today revolves around alluvial gold deposits, there is evidence of mercury causing problems in other ecosystems. Elemental or inorganic mercury can be transformed (methylated) into organic forms by biological systems and enter food chains. Not only are methylated mercury compounds toxic, but highly bioaccumulative, meaning that mercury concentrations increase up the food chain. Top predators, including otters, birds of prey, and humans, will have the highest levels of mercury in their systems. Those who eat large amounts of fish are at the greatest risk. __ MORA AND STEFY __

mining problems