Uruguay-BA-FA10

Uruguay

__**Primary Document 1:**__ []


 * __Explanation:__** The Uruguayan government is assessing the pollution issues in their country. They are looking at the toxic waste issues and how to prevent them and reduce the amount of toxic waste being dumped into things like rivers.

__**Primary Document 2:**__ []

__**Explanation:**__ The UN assess the toxic waste of the countries in East and West South America. The document states how the countries are causing pollution and what they are polluting.


 * __Artifact 1:__** [|Argentina Takes Uruguay to Court Over Paper Mill]


 * __Explanation:__** Argentina took Uruguay to court for the paper mill that is built near the border of these two countries. Argentina says that the toxic waste from the mill is being dumped over the border on to their soil. They also claim that the mill is killing plants and polluting the water.


 * __Artifact 2:__** [|Court Ruling Between Argentina and Uruguay on the Paper Mill Case]


 * __Explanation:__** Argentina brought Uruguay to court accusing the country of allowing the paper mill to pollute the river that creates the border between the two countries. The court that ruled the case decided that there was not enough evidence to support Argentina and ruled that the mill was not polluting the river. However, there are many facts that point towards the fact that the mill is polluting the river.


 * __Artifact 3:__**[[image:http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100816/images/news.2010.ArgentinaUruguay.jpg width="338" height="327" caption="Argentinian people protest the Uruguay Paper Mill"]]


 * __Explanation:__** This shows the frustration of the people of Argentina with Uruguay. The people are beginning to protest the paper mill for them polluting the Uruguay river which creates the border between the two countries.

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