Potential application of a semi-quantitative method for mercury determination in soils, sediments and gold mining residues

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 429-433

  Yallouz, A V ^a   Cesar, R G ^a,b   Egler, S G ^a  

^a CENTRO DE TECNOLOGIA MINERAL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Development; Mercury; Optimization; Semi quantitative method

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOLD MINES; OPTIMIZATION; SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

COLD VAPOR ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; SEMI-QUANTITATIVE METHOD;

MERCURY (METAL);

CUPROUS ION; GOLD; MERCURY;

GOLD; IODIDE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OPTIMIZATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLD VAPOR ATOMIC ABSORPION SEPCTROMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MINING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCREENING TEST; SEDIMENT; SOIL;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GOLD; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MERCURY; MINING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 38849105646     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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