Deforestation Due to Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Exacerbates Soil and Mercury Mobilization in Madre de Dios, Peru

Deforestation Due to Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Exacerbates Soil and Mercury Mobilization in Madre de Dios, Peru

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© 2019 American Chemical Society. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a significant contributor of mercury (Hg) contamination and deforestation across the globe. In the Colorado River watershed in Madre de Dios, Peru, mining and deforestation have increased exponentially since the 1980s,...

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Main Authors: Diringer, Sarah E, Berky, Axel J, Marani, Marco, Ortiz, Ernesto J, Karatum, Osman, Plata, Desiree L., Pan, William K, Hsu-Kim, Heileen
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Chemical Society (ACS) 2022
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/136629.2

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