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Assessment of the impact of small-scale mining on soil contamination by mercury and hydrocarbons in the kadey catchment (East Cameroon)

The objective of the present study was to assess soil contamination by mercury and hydrocarbon products used in gold mining in the Kadey catchment area. The results obtained show that gold mining by the small mine is the cause of chemical contamination of the soil caused by hydrocarbon products with...

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Autores principales: Ndzana, Charles Eloundou, Emmanuel Mvondo, Valentin Yvan, Tchouta, Kemgang Dongmo, Ngatcha, Benjamin Ngounou
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10415891/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37576211
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18786