This paper presents a review about mercury contamination and human exposure in the
Tapajós River basin (Brazil), one of the major tributaries of the Amazon impacted by …

Mercury emissions from artisanal and small-scale gold mining throughout the Global South
exceed coal combustion as the largest global source of mercury. We examined mercury …

Dosskey, Michael G., Philippe Vidon, Noel P. Gurwick, Craig J. Allan, Tim P. Duval, and
Richard Lowrance, 2010. The Role of Riparian Vegetation in Protecting and Improving …

It is the goal of this paper to discuss the more salient recent AdvancCll in the understanding
of the controls of net CH3Hg formation in Datural systems. The discussion lIighlights the …

Despite numerous existing publications, the fate of mercury (Hg) in ASGM-affected tropical
aquatic systems remains uncertain. This is driven by an incomplete understanding of the …

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 presents the use of time series of SAR images to map the flood temporal
dynamics and the spatial distribution of vegetation over a large Amazonian floodplain. The …

Mercury (Hg) is a highly toxic element, which is frequently enriched in flooded soils due to its
anthropogenic release. The mobilization of Hg and its species is of ultimate importance …

Concentrations of methyl mercury, CH 3 Hg (II), total mercury, Hg tot= CH 3 Hg (II)+ Hg (II),
and organic sulphur species were determined in soils, soil solutions and streams of a small …

Concentrations of total Hg and methylmercury (MMHg) in riparian soil, mine-waste calcine,
sediment, and moss samples collected from abandoned Hg mines in Wanshan district …