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World Service,24 Feb 1994,13 mins

Gold Mining in the Amazon

Global Concerns

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How using mercury to mine gold is affecting the people and wildlife of the Amazon basin with guest Iain Thornton of Imperial College, London. Also on the programme why water must be treated as a precious resource and how rocket fuel contributes to the hole on the ozone layer. Presented by Andrew Dunn

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