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Category : Fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Mercury Bioaccumulation in Fish in a Region Affected by Historic Gold Mining
Author: Mercury Contamination from Historic Gold Mining in California
Author: Charles N. AlpersPublisher:
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Category : Gold mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Rates, Constants, and Kinetics Formulations in Surface Water Quality Modeling
Author: Environmental Research Laboratory (Athens, Ga.)Publisher:
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Category : Water quality
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Mercury Contamination from Historic Gold Mining in California
Author: Charles N. AlpersPublisher:
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Category : Gold mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
Mercury in the Environment
Author: Michael S. BankPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520951395
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
Mercury pollution and contamination are widespread, well documented, and continue to pose a public health concern in both developed and developing countries. In response to a growing need for understanding the cycling of this ubiquitous pollutant, the science of mercury has grown rapidly to include the fields of biogeochemistry, economics, sociology, public health, decision sciences, physics, global change, and mathematics. Only recently have scientists begun to establish a holistic approach to studying mercury pollution that integrates chemistry, biology, and human health sciences. Mercury in the Environment follows the process of mercury cycling through the atmosphere, through terrestrial and aquatic food webs, and through human populations to develop a comprehensive perspective on this important environmental problem. This timely reference also provides recommendations on mercury remediation, risk communication, education, and monitoring.
Water and Sustainable Development
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309166071
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
Experts in the areas of water science and chemistry from the government, industry, and academic arenas discussed ways to maximize opportunities for these disciplines to work together to develop and apply simple technologies while addressing some of the world's key water and health problems. Since global water challenges cross both scientific disciplines, the chemical sciences have the ability to be a key player in improving the lives of billions of people around the world.
Mercury from Gold and Silver Mining
Author: Luiz D.de LacerdaPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642587933
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Due to its inherent characteristics, mercury contamination from gold mining is a major environmental problem compared to past mercury contamination from industrial point sources. The worsening of social-economical conditions and increasing gold prices in the late 1970s resulted in a new rush for gold by individual entrepreneurs for whom Hg amalgamation is a cheap and easily carried out operation. Even after the present-day mining areas are exhausted, the mercury left behind will remain part of the biochemical cycle of the tropical forest. This book reviews the current information on mercury from gold mining, its cycling in the environment and its long-term ecotoxicological impact. The book is illustrated with numerous diagrams and photographs.
New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey
Author: New Publications of the Geological Survey
Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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