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The Mercury Problem in Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining

Mercury‐dependent artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) is the largest source of mercury pollution on Earth. In this practice, elemental mercury is used to extract gold from ore as an amalgam. The amalgam is typically isolated by hand and then heated—often with a torch or over a stove—to dist...

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Publicado en:Chemistry
Main Authors: Esdaile, Louisa J., Chalker, Justin M.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5969110/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29314284
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/chem.201704840
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