Distribution, Transport, and Control of Mercury Released from Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Madre de Dios, Peru
<p>Mercury (Hg) is a globally circulating heavy metal released through both natural and anthropogenic sources. The largest anthropogenic source of mercury to the global atmosphere is artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). During the ASGM process, miners add elemental mercury to large qu...
Main Author: | Diringer, Sarah Elisa Axelroth |
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Other Authors: | Hsu-Kim, Heileen |
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2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10161/13363 |
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