GOALs:
Our Duke University research team currently seeks to answer 6 main questions, through funding from Duke Bass Connections:
- What is the pattern of mercury in deposition (precipitation and dry deposition) near artisanal gold mining?
- What is the pattern of mercury in river water and sediment along the Madre de Dios River?
- To what extent does mercury from artisanal gold mining enter crops and fish?
- Is there a relationship between mercury and anemia in people?
- What is the framework for the Peruvian National Action Plan on Mercury?
- What is the relationship between artisanal gold mining, sediment loading, and biodiversity?
Blogs
Here you can find articles and blogs written by our team while conducting fieldwork in Peru:
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The Poisoning of the Amazon National Geographic Voices for Biodiversity Cross-boundary Interdisciplinary Work for Healthier Habitats and Healthier Humans Duke Center for International Development Policy - Sanford School of Public Policy Bridging the Science-Policy Gap Duke Global Health Institute Four Weeks in Madre de Dios, Peru Duke Global Health Institute When Plans Unravel, Flexibility is Key Duke Global Health Institute Ten Lessons Learned in the Peruvian Amazon Duke Global Health Institute For Three Students, Research Trip in the Amazon Takes Unexpected Twists and Turns Duke Interdisciplinary Studies In the Peruvian Amazon, a Boat Trip Reveals Birds, Wildlife and 120 Gold Mining Operations Duke Bass Connections Notes from the Peruvian Amazon: Mining and Mercury on the Madre de Dios Duke Bass Connections |
