Apollinar Ocampo, his wife Cristina Torres and their children in the Esse Eja community of Eyo Quibo, Bolivia
Dan Collins
The Beni River, which rises from the highlands of Bolivia's La Paz and meanders into the Amazon Basin, is the lifeblood of the Esse-Eja community. “We eat all kinds of fish, big and small, every day,” says Apollinar Ocampo. “We don't have anything else to eat.'' But the fish they catch poisons them.
Mercury is key to Bolivia's booming placer mining.
Source: www.newscientist.com
