Effects of the November 2012 Flood Event on the Mobilization of Hg from the Mount Amiata Mining District to the Sediments of the Paglia River Basin

Effects of the November 2012 Flood Event on the Mobilization of Hg from the Mount Amiata Mining District to the Sediments of the Paglia River Basin

The Mount Amiata mining district (southern Tuscany, Italy) was, for decades, one of the world’s largest mercury (Hg) producing regions, where mining activity lasted until the 1980s. The Paglia River drains the eastern part of the district and is also the main western tributary of the Tiber River. Re...

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Main Authors: Giulia Pattelli, Valentina Rimondi, Marco Benvenuti, Laura Chiarantini, Antonella Colica, Pilario Costagliola, Francesco Di Benedetto, Pierfranco Lattanzi, Mario Paolieri, Massimo Rinaldi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-04-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
mercury
mining
Mount Amiata
sediment
flood
dam
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/4/2/241

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