A heuristic system for environmental risk assessment of mercury from gold mining operations

Mercury pollution in the Amazon region represents today one of the most serious environmental issues faced by mankind. Quantities from 70 to 170 tonnes of mercury are discharged into the Amazonian environment annually from gold mining operations conducted by so-called “garjmpeiros” or informal mi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Veiga, Marcello M.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/8816