The Amazon gold rush and environmental mercury contamination

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bonotto, Daniel Marcos, 1957-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Silveira, Ene Gloria da
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.
Series:Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • The mercury use during the Amazaon gold rush
  • Mercury in the environment
  • The Madeira River Basin at Rondônia 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.