Economic Impacts on Human Health Resulting from the Use of Mercury in the Illegal Gold Mining in the Brazilian Amazon: A Methodological Assessment

Artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in the Amazon results in the dumping of tons of mercury into the environment annually. Despite consensus on the impacts of mercury on human health, there are still unknowns regarding: (i) the extent to which mercury from ASGM can be dispersed in the environme...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Barcellos de Bakker, Pedro Gasparinetti, Júlia Mello de Queiroz, Ana Claudia Santiago de Vasconcellos
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: MDPI AG 2021
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d85b4291719e472584bff0e68a7b1a78
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