The Amazon gold rush and environmental mercury contamination - Bonotto, Daniel Marcos (Nova Science Publishers, 2009)
Includes bibliographical references and index
The mercury use during the Amazaon gold rush -- Mercury in the environment -- The Madeira River Basin at Rondônia State, Brazil -- Measuring mercury -- Mercury and other parameters in waters of Madeira River -- Hydrochemical relationships in Madeira River -- Mercury and other parameters in rocks, suspended solids and sediments from Madeira River -- The mobility of mercury and other elements in the Madeira River -- Mercury in lake sediments from Madeira River Basin -- The association of mercury and selenium in sediments from Madeira River Basin -- Mercury in fishes from Madeira River Basin -- The future challenges