Mercury from Gold and Silver Mining

Download or read book Mercury from Gold and Silver Mining written by Luiz Drude de Lacerda and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1998 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mercury contamination from gold mining is a major environmental problem. Deteriorating socio-economic conditions and increasing gold prices in the late 1970s resulted in a new rush for gold by individual entrepreneurs. Even after the present-day mining areas are exhausted, the mercury left behind will remain part of the biochemical cycle of the forest for years to come. This volume provides the latest information on mercury contamination from gold mining, including numerous illustrations, high-quality diagrams, and photographs.