Mercury Contamination in Riverine Sediments and Fish Associated with Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Madre de Dios, Peru

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Madre de Dios, Peru, continues to expand rapidly, raising concerns about increases in loading of mercury (Hg) to the environment. We measured physicochemical parameters in water and sampled and analyzed sediments and fish from multiple sites along one...

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Autores principales: Martinez, Gerardo, McCord, Stephen A., Driscoll, Charles T., Todorova, Svetoslava, Wu, Steven, Araújo, Julio F., Vega, Claudia M., Fernandez, Luis E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6121527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30049961
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081584

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