Impacts of Open Placer Gold Mining on Aquatic Communities in Rivers of the Khentii Mountains, North-East Mongolia

Since the political change and due to high market prices for gold the mining sector has consid- erably grown in Mongolia and has become one of the most important economical sectors. With in- creasing mining activities the mining related environmental problems also i...

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Main Authors: Daniel A. Krätz, Ralf B. Ibisch, Saulyegul Avylush, Ganganmurun Enkhbayar, Soninkhishig Nergui, Dietrich Borchardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National University of Mongolia 2010-06-01
Series:Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://mjbs.num.edu.mn/uploads/files/MJBS%20Volume%208%20Number%201%20June%202010/pdf/mjbs008-01-05.pdf