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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Verónica García de León and Erin McCormick

US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says

Sonora River polluted with sulfuric acid from copper mine leak in Mexico
The Sonora River polluted after 40,000 cubic meters of sulfuric acid leaked from a nearby copper mine in Sonora state, north-western Mexico, in 2014. Photograph: Héctor Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images

Mexico is facing a “toxic crisis” and has become a “garbage sink” for the US, exposing Mexican communities to dangerous pollution, a UN expert has warned.

In an interview with the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab, an investigative outlet, Marcos Orellana, an environmental specialist, said pollutants ranging from imported waste to dangerous pesticides were affecting people’s right to live healthy lives.

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