Shallow mining ponds dominate the landscape where a stream once ran through the rainforest in the La Pampa region of the Madre de Dios, Peru (IMAGE)

Dartmouth College

Shallow mining ponds dominate the landscape where a stream once ran through the rainforest in the La Pampa region of the Madre de Dios, Peru

Caption

Shallow mining ponds dominate the landscape where a stream once ran through the rainforest in the La Pampa region of the Madre de Dios, Peru. The degraded streams now carry waste sediment from these mining ponds downstream.

Credit

Photo by Jason Houston (iLCP Redsecker Response Fund/CEES/CINCIA)

Usage Restrictions

none

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.