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The aim is to explore the relationships among visuality, infrastructural violence, and toxic events in a mining context.

February 11, 2026Open Access

Breaking Points: Mediated Contaminations, Infrastructural Toxicity

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Examines contamination effects in a mining region, highlighting the role of media in environmental governance.

The aim is to explore the relationships among visuality, infrastructural violence, and toxic events in a mining context.
Analysis of the red waters contamination case linked to a mining basin breach
Review of local concerns versus scientific assessments and governmental responses
Critique of existing toxicity models through a lens of infrastructural toxicity
Identified gaps between community concerns and official assessments
Proposed the concept of infrastructural toxicity to address colonial impacts
Highlighted the importance of media in shaping environmental governance

Andrea Bordoli (2025) studied this question.

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