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Pollution in river basin choking Buenos Aires

Ed StockerNovember 29, 2012

The Riachuelo river basin near Argentina's capital is heavily polluted. The drop in water quality has been especially prevalent in the last few years, as factories along the river do their worst. As companies flush heavy metals into the water, residents say that they are being forced to suffer the side effects.

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Report by Ed Stocker, in Buenos Aires