Gold mining in a tropical rainforest: Mercury sorption to soils in the mining region of Arakaka-Mathew's Ridge, Guyana
Gold mining by artisinal (small-medium scale) miners causes an immense amount of damage to the environment (i.e. soil erosion, mobilization of heavy metals, etc.).1, 2 One of the most popular gold mining techniques employed by artisinal miners in Guyana is mercury amalgamation. During the amalgamati...
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Scholar Commons
2006
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| Online Access: | http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2564 http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3563&context=etd |