The Impact of Ecological Restoration on Biogeochemical Cycling and Mercury Mobilization in Anoxic Conditions on Former Mining Sites in French Guiana

Successive years of gold mining in French Guiana has resulted in soil degradation and deforestation leading to the pollution and erosion of mining plots. Due to erosion and topography, gold panning sites are submitted to hydromorphy during rainfall and groundwater increases. This original study focu...

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Main Authors: Ewan Couic, Alicia Tribondeau, Vanessa Alphonse, Alexandre Livet, Michel Grimaldi, Noureddine Bousserrhine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/8/1702