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The expansion of industrial in the Amazon River has caused destruction of the plants, animals, and environment
causes water pollution by leaking hazardous materials into the river -
Deforestation
continued conversion of tropical forest to cropland, pasture, or second-growth forest may reduce the regions evapotranspiration, thereby interrupting the hydrologic cycle -
Deforestation con.
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Oil spill in Ecuador
polluted the drinking water of communities along the Amazon River