Mercury contaminated sites : characterization, risk assessment, and remediation /

This book presents an up-to-date overview of the characterization, risk assessment and remediation of mercury-contaminated sites. Many industrial activities, including the mining of gold, silver, and mercury itself, have caused mercury contamination of terrestrial and aquatic systems. Unlike other m...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ebinghaus, Ralf
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1999]
Series:Environmental science (Berlin, Germany)
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Review Type Chapters
  • International Case Studies
  • Industrial Sites
  • Mining
  • Emissions and Atmospheric Dispersion
  • Remediation
  • Mercury Contamination in Aquatic Systems.