Assessment of mercury contamination and human exposure associated with coastal disposal of waste from a cinnabar mining operation, Palawan, Philippines

Environmental Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-60

  Williams, T M ^a   Weeks, J M ^b   Apostol Jr , A N ^c   Miranda, C R ^c  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Mines and Geosciences Bureau Philippines   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Contamination; Mercury; Mining; Philippines

Indexed keywords

CINNABAR; HEALTH IMPACT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINE WASTE; POLLUTION;

PALAWAN; PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0343986388     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050436     Document Type: Article

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