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Mercury from gold and silver mining: a chemical time bomb? [Libro electrónico] / autores: Luiz D. de Lacerda, Wim Salomons

Por: Lacerda, Luiz D. de [autor/a].
Salomons, Wim [autor/a].
Tipo de material: Libro en línea Libro en línea Series Editor: New York, New York, United States: Springer, c1998Descripción: x, 146 páginas : ilustraciones mapas ; 24 centímetros.ISBN: 3540617248; 9783642637346 (Print); 9783642587931 (Online).Tema(s): Mercury -- Environmental aspects | Gold mines and mining -- Environmental aspects | Silver mines and mining -- Environmental aspects | Mercury wastes -- Environmental aspects -- TropicsNota de acceso: Disponible para usuarios de ECOSUR con su clave de acceso Nota de bibliografía: Incluye bibliografía e índice: páginas 125-141 Número de sistema: 55931Contenidos:Mostrar Resumen:
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Due to its inherent characteristics, mercury contamination from gold mining is a major environmental problem compared to past mercury contamination from industrial point sources. The worsening of social-economical conditions and increasing gold prices in the late 1970s resulted in a new rush for gold by individual entrepreneurs for whom Hg amalgamation is a cheap and easily carried out operation. Even after the present-day mining areas are exhausted, the mercury left behind will remain part of the biochemical cycle of the tropical forest. This book reviews the current information on mercury from gold mining, its cycling in the environment and its long-term ecotoxicological impact. The book is illustrated with numerous diagrams and photographs.

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1. The use of mercury amalgamation in gold and silver mining.. 2. Estimating losses of mercury to the environment.. 3. Mercury in the atmosphere.. 4. Mercury in tropical aquatic and terrestrial systems.. 5. Mercury in biota.. 6. Mercury contamination of humans in gold and silver mining areas.. 7. Perspectives on the temporal development of mercury inputs into the environment.. 8. Summary and Outlook.. Subject Index

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Due to its inherent characteristics, mercury contamination from gold mining is a major environmental problem compared to past mercury contamination from industrial point sources. The worsening of social-economical conditions and increasing gold prices in the late 1970s resulted in a new rush for gold by individual entrepreneurs for whom Hg amalgamation is a cheap and easily carried out operation. Even after the present-day mining areas are exhausted, the mercury left behind will remain part of the biochemical cycle of the tropical forest. This book reviews the current information on mercury from gold mining, its cycling in the environment and its long-term ecotoxicological impact. The book is illustrated with numerous diagrams and photographs. eng

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