Mercury from Gold and Silver Mining

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Mercury from Gold and Silver Mining is written by Luiz Drude de Lacerda and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3540617248 (ISBN 10) and 9783540617242 (ISBN 13).

Mercury contamination from gold mining is a major environmental problem. Deteriorating socio-economic conditions and increasing gold prices in the late 1970s resulted in a new rush for gold by individual entrepreneurs. Even after the present-day mining areas are exhausted, the mercury left behind will remain part of the biochemical cycle of the forest for years to come. This volume provides the latest information on mercury contamination from gold mining, including numerous illustrations, high-quality diagrams, and photographs.