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Mercury Production and Use in Colonial Andean Silver Production: Emissions and Health Implications
Background: Colonial cinnabar mining and refining began in Huancavelica, Peru, in 1564. With a local source of mercury, the amalgamation process was adopted to refine silver in Potosí, Bolivia, in the early 1570s. As a result, large quantities of mercury were released into the environment. Objective...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3346781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22334094 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104192 |