The environmental cycling of mercury (Hg) can be affected by natural and anthropogenic
perturbations. Of particular concern is how these disruptions increase mobilization of Hg …

Amalgamation has been used for more than 4500 years in mining processes. Mercury has
been extensively used in South America by Spanish colonizers for precious metal recovery …

The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …

Mercury (Hg) is known as one of the major contaminants in the Amazon. The Tapajós River
basin, in the Brazilian Amazon, has diverse anthropogenic activities which increase Hg …

This paper examines the environmental impacts of small‐scale gold mining in Ghana, and
prescribes a series of recommendations for improving environmental performance in the …

Gold mining in the Portovelo-Zaruma district in southern Ecuador is causing considerable
environmental impacts; the most important ones are related to the discharge of cyanide …

Due to its inherent characteristics, mercury contamination from gold mining is a major
environmental problem compared to past mercury contamination from industrial point …

In this paper, we synthesize available information on the links between changes in
ecosystem loading of inorganic mercury (Hg) and levels of methylmercury (MeHg) in fish …

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Madre de Dios, Peru, continues to expand
rapidly, raising concerns about increases in loading of mercury (Hg) to the environment. We …

Background Artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the world's largest anthropogenic
source of mercury emission. Gold miners are highly exposed to metallic mercury and suffer …