Mercury pollution in two gold mining areas of the Brazilian Amazon

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 58, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 231-240

  Filho, Rodrigues S ^a,c   Maddock, J E L ^b  

^a CENTRO DE TECNOLOGIA MINERAL   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amazon; Brazil; Gold mining; Mercury pollution; Riverine sediments

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GOLD MINES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY (METAL); SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; ZINC;

GEOACCUMULATION INDEXES;

WATER POLLUTION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GOLD MINING; MERCURY CONTAMINATION; MERCURY POLLUTION; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVER SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

BRAZIL, MATO GROSSO STATE, ALTA FLORESTA, TELES PIRES RIVER; BRAZIL, MATO GROSSO STATE, POCONE, BENTO GOMES RIVER;

EID: 0031111860     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(97)00006-X     Document Type: Article

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