Suriname’s waterways and trade winds carry mercury, a toxic metal used in gold extraction, to regions far removed from the country's gold mines By Bram Ebus and Wilfred LeeuwinDialogo Chino, LondonThursday, September 14, 2023 Fast-paced Surinamese men carrying sports bags heavy with gold rush through the entrance of one of the gold shops in the centre of Paramaribo, the capital city of Suriname. The lookout, a man in sunglasses and shorts, watches from the parking lot, his hand resting on the c...
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