Did you know that tin is an essential element in the electronic products that you use daily?
Watch the following documentary by 'Journeyman Pictures' on the horrendous conditions that poverty stricken tin miners work in and the environmental toll that tin mining has caused in Indonesia. In addition to a steadily rising death toll, local ecosystems are being ravaged by massive deforestation, water pollution, soil depletion and the collapse of fish stocks. (Source: Journeyman Pictures)
Learning Portfolio
Complete exercise 8 in your Learning Portfolio.