Refugees, Mercury, and Peru's Col...

Refugees, Mercury, and Peru's Colonial Mining Legacy with Bryn Thoms

Near and Far by Zackery Ellis

Jun 11, 2025

47:10

Episode notes

Bryn Thoms has been shaped by people with very different backgrounds than his own. In his youth, Bryn's parents hosted Eritrean refugees and he speaks about Portland's Eritrean community. We then discuss his role remediating mining contamination in Oregon, and how he brought those skills to Huancavelica, Peru to help heal the toxic legacy of the largest Spanish colonial Mercury mine in the Americas.

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Environmental Health Council: https://mercurycleanup.org

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