Mercury emission and distribution: Potential environmental risks at a small-scale gold mining operation, Phichit Province, Thailand

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1081-1093

  Pataranawat, Poranee ^a   Parkpian, Preeda ^b   Polprasert, Chongrak ^b   Delaune, R D ^c   Jugsujinda, A ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air and biota; Amalgamation; Aquatic habitat; Hg accumulation; Hg contamination in soil; Small scale gold mining; Water

Indexed keywords

AIR AND BIOTA; AMALGAMATION; AQUATIC HABITAT; HG CONTAMINATION IN SOIL; SMALL SCALE GOLD MINING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MERCURY (METAL); SEDIMENTS; SOILS; TISSUE; WATER;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

GOLD; MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BIOTA; BIVALVE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRY DEPOSITION; DRY WEIGHT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MINING; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SURFACE SOIL; TERRESTRIAL SPECIES; THAILAND;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GOLD; MERCURY; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; THAILAND;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BIVALVIA; JASMINUM;

EID: 34447128053     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701418573     Document Type: Article

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