Solid-phase partitioning of mercury in artisanal gold mine tailings from selected key areas in Mindanao, Philippines, and its implications for mercury detoxification
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Mercury contamination associated with artisanal gold mining on the island of Mindanao, the Philippines.
The Agusan River basin of eastern Mindanao, the Philippines, hosts several centres of artisanal gold mining, the most important of which, Diwalwal, is a significant gold producer in global terms. An investigation of the environmental impacts of artisanal mining in the Agusan system, with particular reference to mercury contamination, was initiated in 1995 following reports of several incidents ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Waste Management & Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0734-242X,1096-3669
DOI: 10.1177/0734242x17753534