Mercury vapor emissions from the Ingenios in Potosí (Bolivia)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 116-117, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-7

  Higueras, P ^a   Llanos, W ^a   Garcia M E ^b   Millan R ^c   Serrano, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^c CIEMAT   (Spain)

^d Universidad Autónoma Tomás Frías   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Contaminated soils; Mercury emission; Potos , Bolivia

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED SOILS; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS; LOW EMISSION; MAXIMUM VALUES; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; MERCURY EMISSIONS; MERCURY VAPOR; METHYL MERCURY; MINERAL PHASIS; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING SITES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION; PROCESSING FACILITIES; RHYOLITIC; SILVER ORES; TIN MINERALS; VEIN DEPOSITS;

MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; METALS; ORES; SILVER; TIN; VAPORS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ACCUMULATION RATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTAMINATED LAND; EMISSION INVENTORY; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS; RHYOLITE; SOIL POLLUTION; TOPSOIL;

BOLIVIA; POTOSI [BOLIVIA];

EID: 84860356393     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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