The technical report of the Amapá environmental secretary indicated that there was environmental contamination due to the release of industrial liquids into natural waters, which resulted in the alteration of water quality and the death of fish.
“After a collection and a detailed analysis it was found that the water bodies of the Silvestre and Areia streams suffered interventions that resulted in environmental damage with negative impact on physical, biotic and socioeconomic environments, indicated by the significant loss of aquatic fauna”, said the Secretary of the Environment, Josiane Ferreira.
The report, says a statement from the Amapá state government, indicates that a high concentration of cyanide was detected from a waste dam of the mining company, which caused the death of fish in the streams.
Mining in the Amazon rainforest is carried out outside the demarcated indigenous lands in Brazil.
A bill sent to Congress by President Jair Bolsonaro authorizes small-scale mining companies and self-employed workers to explore indigenous reserves, as part of an attempt to impose an agenda that reduces national parks and demarcated lands that the State granted until 2019 to the original populations.
Stories broadcast on local television in Amapá indicated that riverside populations in the region around the gold mine were left without food due to the death of fish and contamination of the waters.
In addition, several residents of the jungle region had problems such as headaches and discomfort due to water pollution during November.
Source From: Ambito
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