Mercury fractionation in sediments downstream of the abandoned mine site of La Soterraña (Asturias, Spain)

Asturias (Northern Spain) has been an important mercury mining area during the twentieth century. The mining and smelting of ore has been the responsible for the large release of mercury to the aquatic and terrestrial environments in the area. The present work sought to evaluate the fractionation of...

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Main Authors: Silva V., Fernández-Martínez R., Loredo J., Ordoñez A., Rucandio I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20130106004