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The Mercury Problem in Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining

Mercury‐dependent artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) is the largest source of mercury pollution on Earth. In this practice, elemental mercury is used to extract gold from ore as an amalgam. The amalgam is typically isolated by hand and then heated—often with a torch or over a stove—to dist...

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Autores principales: Esdaile, Louisa J., Chalker, Justin M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5969110/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29314284
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201704840