Review of characteristics of mercury speciation and mobility from areas of mercury mining in semi-arid environments

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 4 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages 287-306

  Navarro, Andrés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cinnabar; Mercury species; Mine waste; Mobilization; Solubility

Indexed keywords

EID: 55349106150     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-008-9139-6     Document Type: Review

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