Global mercury emissions from gold and silver mining

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 209-221

  Lacerda, L D ^a  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amalgamation; Gold and silver mining; Mercury emissions

Indexed keywords

AMALGAMATION; MERCURY POLLUTION;

ECOSYSTEMS; MERCURY (METAL); SILVER GOLD MINES; TAILINGS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

GOLD; MERCURY; SILVER;

EMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GOLD MINING; INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGE; MERCURY; MERCURY POLLUTION; MINING ACTIVITY; MINING IMPACT; POLLUTION SOURCE; SILVER MINING;

ARTICLE; BIOSPHERE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MERCURIALISM; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ROMAN;

EID: 0031194937     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018372505344     Document Type: Article

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