Contaminação por mercúrio no Brasil: fontes industriais vs garimpo de ouro Mercury contamination in Brazil: industrial sources vs gold mining

<abstract language="eng">This paper reviews the history of Hg contamination in Brazil by characterizing and quantifying two major sources of Hg emissions to the environment: industrial sources and gold mining. Industry was responsible for nearly 100% of total Hg emissions from the la...

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Main Author: L. D. Lacerda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 1997-04-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40421997000200012