A preliminary assessment of mercury, methylmercury and other potentially toxic elements in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) from the Almadén mining district
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DOI: 10.1007/s10653-024-02326-3
Abstract: The food chain of the Valdezogues River system is at considerable risk due to the presence of mercury in the environment and to intense bioaccumulation and biomagnification processes in some fish species, particularly in piscivorous.… read more here.
Keywords: mining district; mercury; mercury methylmercury; methylmercury ... See more keywords
The influence of atmospheric Hg on Hg contaminations in rice and paddy soil in the Xunyang Hg mining district, China
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DOI: 10.1007/s11631-017-0142-x
Abstract: To date, the Xunyang mercury (Hg) mining district is the only ongoing large-scale Hg mining district in China. To understand the influence of Hg contamination mode from the Hg mining and smelting activities, 27 sampling… read more here.
Keywords: mining; xunyang; mining district; rice ... See more keywords
Passerine bird reproduction does not decline in a highly-contaminated mercury mining district of China.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117440
Abstract: Mercury (Hg) is a neurotoxic element with severe effects on humans and wildlife. Widely distributed by atmospheric deposition, it can also be localized near point sources such as mines. Mercury has been shown to reduce… read more here.
Keywords: reproduction; mining district; district; bird ... See more keywords
Geology and epithermal silver-gold vein mineralization of the San José mining district, Santa Cruz province, Argentina
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2021.103371
Abstract: Abstract The San Jose mining district in the northwestern Deseado Massif of southern Argentina produces silver and gold from intermediate sulfidation style epithermal veins. The district geology is characterized by a subhorizontal sequence of Jurassic… read more here.
Keywords: mineralization; district; geology; vein ... See more keywords
Ore‐controlling structures revealed by magnetic and resistivity anomalies in the Linares–La Carolina mining district (Spain)
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2478.70019
Abstract: The effectiveness of magnetic and electromagnetic geophysical methods in delineating geological structures with mining implications was analysed in this study, specifically for structures that affect the possible extension of the lead‐based metal phylonian deposits concealed… read more here.
Keywords: linares carolina; mining district; resistivity; ore controlling ... See more keywords
Mercury and Antibiotic Resistance Co-Selection in Bacillus sp. Isolates from the Almadén Mining District
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18168304
Abstract: Antibiotic resistance (AR) in the environment is of great global concern and a threat to public health. Soil bacteria, including Bacillus spp., could act as recipients and reservoirs of AR genes of clinical, livestock, or… read more here.
Keywords: almad mining; mining district; selection; resistance ... See more keywords
Tree Rings Record of Long-Term Atmospheric Hg Pollution in the Monte Amiata Mining District (Central Italy): Lessons from the Past for a Better Future
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DOI: 10.3390/min13050688
Abstract: Trees may represent useful long-term monitors of historical trends of atmospheric pollution due to the trace elements stored along the tree rings caused by modifications in the environment during a tree’s life. Chestnut (Castanea sativa… read more here.
Keywords: long term; pollution; mining district; atmospheric pollution ... See more keywords