A report finds that mercury exposure is widespread among theYanomami tribe in Amazon

Advocates fear situation could escalate in Javari valley, a region plagued by violence and poor healthcare. 80% of Indigenous Amazon tribe fall ill. Advocates say they fear situation will escalate. Javari Valley is plagued with violence, poor healthcare and poor food supply. The region has been plagued by poverty and violence.

Yanomami people examined from nine villages have been contaminated with high levels of mercury. Study conducted in Brazil found mercury levels widespread in nine villages in the Amazon region. The mercury levels were found to be widespread in the Yanomamami tribe in the region of the Amazon.

Many Yanomami, Amazon’s largest Indigenous tribe in relative isolation, contaminated with mercury, report finds. Report: Mercury coming from widespread illegal gold mining in Amazon. Report released by Brazil's top public health institute. Mercury exposure is widespread among the Amazon's largest indigenous tribe, the report says.

Yanomami people examined from nine villages have been contaminated with high levels of mercury. Study conducted in Brazil found mercury levels widespread in nine villages in the Amazon region. The mercury levels were found to be widespread in the Yanomamami tribe in the region of the Amazon.