Claudia Vega

Who have a baby will have learning disabilities.

Depending how much is exposed, it can even have malformation.

Mercury is called the silent toxin because it takes a while to show effects.

Minamata Bay in Japan is a more iconic case of mercury poisoning.

In 1932, there was a company that was releasing mercury into the bay.

It took about 25 years to show the effects.

In people, about 1,000 people die, and until now they have certified like 10,000 people that were affected.

So people didn't know they were being intoxicated, and they didn't feel it.

But at the end they had the symptoms and people died.

WHO says that mercury is one of the top 10 chemicals that are a major concern for public health.

Centro de Innovación Científica Amazónica, which is Amazonian Center for Scientific Innovation.

We implement the first mercury lab in the Peruvian Amazon.

And it's in the middle of the rainforest.

It's in the middle of the jungle.

We produce science.

It's also communicate the science to people that are not scientists in a way that they can have information to take better decision.

We work with miners and also explain to them the dangers of mercury.

And with indigenous people, also explain to them how they can avoid being exposed.

And also we work with politicians so they can base their decision in science.

Fish is the main source of protein for indigenous people in the Amazon.