#  Health Risks May Be Associated with use of Mercury in Religious Practice 

 





February 18, 2001

 

 

Source: The New York Times Magazine

On February 18, 2001, *The New York Times Magazine* reported that "comparatively minor sources of mercury contamination in New York's harbor may be a result of local spiritual and cultural practices...Thirty-five New York-area botanicas, or stores offering herbal products and religious items used in the Afro-Caribbean and Latin American traditions of Santeria, voodoo and Espiritismo, as well as revised Wiccan practices, reported selling 100 to 300 capsules per day."



 

 

 



 

 See also:- [ Health ](/news-stories/health)
- [ Afro-Caribbean ](/religions/afro-caribbean)
- [ Paganism ](/religions/paganism)
 
 

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