Distribution, Transport, and Control of Mercury Released from Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Madre de Dios, Peru

Distribution, Transport, and Control of Mercury Released from Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) in Madre de Dios, Peru

<p>Mercury (Hg) is a globally circulating heavy metal released through both natural and anthropogenic sources. The largest anthropogenic source of mercury to the global atmosphere is artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). During the ASGM process, miners add elemental mercury to large qu...

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Main Author: Diringer, Sarah Elisa Axelroth
Other Authors: Hsu-Kim, Heileen
Published: 2016
Subjects:
Environmental engineering
Biogeochemistry
Environmental science
activated carbon
ASGM
Mercury
Peru
river transport
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10161/13363

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