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Illegal Gold Mining Causes ‘Devastating’ Mercury Pollution In Amazon Rainforest, Study Says – Small-scale gold mining is the worlds largest source of mercury pollution, beating out even coal combustion and a team of researchers said Friday its leading to devastating levels of mercury concentration in the Amazon rainforest.Small-scale gold mining is the worlds largest source of mercury pollution, beating out even coal …