Residential mercury contamination in adobe brick homes in Huancavelica, Peru.

This is the first study of adobe brick contamination anywhere in the world. Huancavelica, Peru is the site of historic cinnabar refining and one of the most mercury (Hg) contaminated urban areas in the world. Over 80% of homes in Huancavelica are constructed with adobe bricks made from Hg contaminat...

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Main Authors: Nicole Hagan, Nicholas Robins, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Susan Halabi, Ruben Dario Espinoza Gonzales, Daniel deB Richter, John Vandenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3769258?pdf=render