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Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Amazonian Contamination

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Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Central University of Catalonia/Vic University detect high levels of lead concentration in wildlife samples from the Peruvian Amazon caused by lead-based ammunition and oil-related pollution in extraction areas. The research was recently published in Nature Sustainability.

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Eliseo Hualinga, monitor ambiental de FECONACOR

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