Mercury concentrations in bats (Chiroptera) from a gold mining area in the Peruvian Amazon
In the southeastern Peruvian Amazon, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is estimated to have released up to 300 tonnes of mercury (Hg) to the environment between 1995 and 2007 alone, and is claimed to be responsible for Hg concentrations above international thresholds for aquatic wildlife...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Ecotoxicology (London, England). - 1992. - 27(2018), 1 vom: 03. Jan., Seite 45-54
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1. Verfasser: |
Moreno-Brush, Mónica
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Weitere Verfasser: |
Portillo, Alejandro,
Brändel, Stefan Dominik,
Storch, Ilse,
Tschapka, Marco,
Biester, Harald |
Format: | Online-Aufsatz
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Sprache: | English |
Veröffentlicht: |
2018
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Ecotoxicology (London, England)
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Schlagworte: | Journal Article
Amazon rainforest
Bats
Gold mining
Hg
Mercury
wildlife
Environmental Pollutants
Gold
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