Thousands of Peru's Indigenous people exposed to toxic substances: report

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Thousands of Peruvian Indigenous people living near major mining projects face a health crisis after testing positive for high levels of metals and toxic substances, Amnesty International said in a report published Tuesday.

It accused Peru's government of "failing" in its health obligations towards the K'ana Indigenous people in southeast Espinar province, in the Cusco region that is home to the country's most popular tourist attraction, Machu Picchu.

Sign up here to receive The Climate Barometer, delivering climate and environmental news to your inbox every week "With the exception of manganese, which is a useful element in the human body in very small amounts, none of the other metals and toxic substances mentioned play an essential role in the functioning of the human body," said the report.

She said inhabitants had complained during the study of headaches, kidney, prostate and dental problems, stomach upsets and even cancerous tumors in two people.

 

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Chelation can remove heavy metals from a person body, I grew up on a comet/meteor, Copper and nickel mine close by, didn’t try chelation by my mom did, it seem to help

Very sad. More indigenous communities paying the price for our modern ways of living.

Ah they got Astrazeneca vaccine also lol

They got vaccinated too?

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