Origin and consumption of mercury in small-scale gold mining

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 436-447

  Veiga, Marcello M ^a   Maxson, Peter A ^b   Hylander, Lars D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Concorde East/West Sprl ^*  (Belgium)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Artisanal gold mining; ASM; Mercury emissions; Mercury trade

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MERCURY (METAL); RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTISANAL GOLD MINING (ASM); GOLD MINERS; MERCURY EMISSION; MERCURY TRADE;

GOLD MINES;

EID: 29144459857     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2004.08.010     Document Type: Article

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