"Murky Waters" 2021

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"Murky Waters" 2021

The report "Murky Waters" focuses on local concerns about pollution related to natural rubber processing by Firestone Liberia, which operates the world’s largest natural rubber plantation in Harbel, 50km west of the capital Monrovia. Air and water samples from around the processing site were analysed by project partner NGO Source International.
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