Argentina: Alleged social & environmental impacts at Salar del Hombre Muerto

Environmental Impacts	Visible: Surface water pollution / Decreasing water (physico-chemical, biological) quality, Groundwater pollution or depletion, Loss of landscape/aesthetic degradation Potential: Food insecurity (crop damage), Soil contamination, Waste overflow, Large-scale disturbance of hydro and geological systems, Biodiversity loss (wildlife, agro-diversity), Reduced ecological / hydrological connectivity, Other Environmental impacts
Other Environmental impacts	Consumo de aguas fósiles.
Socio-economical Impacts	Visible: Other socio-economic impacts, Increase in Corruption/Co-optation of different actors, Loss of landscape/sense of place Potential: Displacement, Land dispossession, Loss of livelihood, Loss of traditional knowledge/practices/cultures
Other socio-economic impacts	Huelgas obreras y conflictos sindicales frecuentes debido a las magras remuneraciones pagadas por la firma extranjera a su personal. No pago de cánones provinciales (agua). Afectación turística por presencia de mina en el salar.

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