Contaminant Removal and Precious Metal Recovery by Lateral Channel Filtration in Mining-Impacted Alluvial Floodplains

Water quality impacts from artisanal and small-scale alluvial (placer) gold mining operations occur in developing economies across several continents including Asia, Africa, and South America. They often occur in remote and/or resource-poor settings in which mitigation strategies must contend with e...

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Main Authors: William P. Johnson, Eddy Pazmiño, Logan Frederick, Cesar Ron, Andrea Chica, Luis Tapia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Water
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frwa.2020.586698/full