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Toxic Metals and Indigenous Peoples Near the Marlin Mine in Western Guatemala

Toxic Metals, Marlin Mine, Guatemala

Potential Exposures and Impacts on Health

by Niladri Basu, MSc, PhD and Howard Hu, MD, MPH, ScD

May 2010

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This study, by environmental health scientists from the University of Michigan, was coordinated and published by Physicians for Human Rights. The study examines the health and environmental impacts of the Marlin Mine, owned by Canada's Goldcorp company through its Guatemalan subsidiary, Montana Exploradora, Inc.

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