Characterization of the potential mercury contamination in the apolobamba gold mining area, Bolivia;Caracterização da potencial contaminação por mercúrio na área mineira de Apolobamba, Bolívia;Caracterización de la contaminación potencial por mercurio en el área minera de Apolobamba, Bolivia

Spanish Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-99

  Acosta, J A ^a   Martinez Martinez S ^a   Faz, A ^a   Millan R ^b   Munoz M A ^a   Teran T ^a   Vera, R ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental impact; Heavy metals; Pollution; Sediments; Soil; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903184304     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22536574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3232/SJSS.2011.V1.N1.06     Document Type: Article

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