Pre-Colombian Mercury Pollution Associated with the Smelting of Argentiferous Ores in the Bolivian Andes

The development of the mercury (Hg) amalgamation process in the mid-sixteenth century triggered the onset of large-scale Hg mining in both the Old and New Worlds. However, ancient Hg emissions associated with amalgamation and earlier mining efforts remain poorly constrained. Using a geochemical time...

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Main Authors: Cooke, Colin A., Balcom, Prentiss H., Kerfoot, Charles, Abbott, Mark B., Wolfe, Alexander P.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Netherlands 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3357727/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21404820
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13280-010-0086-4
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