The Amazon gold rush and environmental mercury contamination

Bonotto, Daniel Marcos, 1957-

The Amazon gold rush and environmental mercury contamination [electronic resource] / Daniel Marcos Bonotto and Ene Gl�oria da Silveira. - New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009. - vi, 131 p. : ill., maps (some col.). - Environmental science, engineering and technology series . - Environmental science, engineering and technology series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The mercury use during the Amazaon gold rush -- Mercury in the environment -- The Madeira River Basin at Rond�onia State, Brazil -- Measuring mercury -- Mercury and other parameters in waters of Madeira River -- Hydrochemical relationships in Madeira River -- Mercury and other parameters in rocks, suspended solids and sediments from Madeira River -- The mobility of mercury and other elements in the Madeira River -- Mercury in lake sediments from Madeira River Basin -- The association of mercury and selenium in sediments from Madeira River Basin -- Mercury in fishes from Madeira River Basin -- The future challenges.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Mercury--Environmental aspects--Madeira River Watershed (Brazil and Bolivia)
Gold mines and mining--Environmental aspects--Amazon River Region.


Madeira River Watershed (Brazil and Bolivia)--Environmental conditions.


Electronic books.

TD196.M38 / B655 2009

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