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Author Bonotto, Daniel Marcos, 1957-

Title The Amazon gold rush and environmental mercury contamination [electronic resource] / Daniel Marcos Bonotto and Ene Gloria da Silveira.

Imprint New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description vi, 131 p. : ill., maps (some col.).
Series Environmental science, engineering and technology series
Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The mercury use during the Amazaon gold rush -- Mercury in the environment -- The Madeira River Basin at Rondonia 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject 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.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Silveira, Ene Gloria da.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9781607416098 (hardcover)
1607416093 (hardcover)
9781613240816 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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