Bonotto, Daniel Marcos,  1957- <br/><br/>
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. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mercury--Environmental aspects--Madeira River Watershed (Brazil and Bolivia)<br/>Gold mines and mining--Environmental aspects--Amazon River Region.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Madeira River Watershed (Brazil and Bolivia)--Environmental conditions.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TD196.M38  / B655 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>628.1/683098