Abandoned artisanal gold mines in the Brazilian Amazon: A legacy of mercury pollution
This article reviews the use of mercury in artisanal mining and highlights the role miners, governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have played in communicating facts, perpetuating myths and deriving solutions for mercury pollution. This article also raises some key concerns that must be addressed to understand the behaviour of mercury in the environment and identifies solutions for problems facing communities where artisanal gold mining operations have been abandoned.
Additional Info
- Author(s)
- Marcello M. Veiga and Jennifer J. Hinton
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Language
- English
- Publishing Institution Webpage
- http://naturalresourcesforum.com/
- Data Source Classification
- Program Report
- Research Type
- Primary
- Research Methodology
- Primary - OBSERVATION
- Thematic Tags
- Social, Health and Safety, Human Rights, Technological, Education and Training, Environmental, Mercury
- Minerals
- Gold
- Region
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Country
- Brazil
- Last Updated
- May 22, 2024