MERCURY CONCENTRATION IN MARGIN SOIL OF THE MADEIRA RIVER
The extraction of gold in the Amazon, since 1970, has grown fast from a politic that was resulted in the creation of gold extraction reserves in this region. In the Madeira River the gold exploration is noticeable because of the deposition of mercury in the environment. This metal is toxic and it re...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Editora da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
2005-05-01
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| Series: | Revista Sociedade & Natureza |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sociedadenatureza.ig.ufu.br/include/getdoc.php?id=1369&article=683&mode=pdf |