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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Publié dans:Ecotoxicology (London, England). - 1992. - 27(2018), 1 vom: 03. Jan., Seite 45-54
Auteur principal: Moreno-Brush, Mónica (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Portillo, Alejandro, Brändel, Stefan Dominik, Storch, Ilse, Tschapka, Marco, Biester, Harald
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2018
Accès à la collection:Ecotoxicology (London, England)
Sujets:Journal Article Amazon rainforest Bats Gold mining Hg Mercury wildlife Environmental Pollutants Gold 7440-57-5 FXS1BY2PGL