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Atmospheric mercury emissions from mine wastes and surrounding geologically enriched terrains

January 1, 2003

Waste rock and ore associated with Hg, precious and base metal mining, and their surrounding host rocks are typically enriched in mercury relative to natural background concentrations (

Publication Year 2003
Title Atmospheric mercury emissions from mine wastes and surrounding geologically enriched terrains
Authors M.S. Gustin, M.F. Coolbaugh, M.A. Engle, B.C. Fitzgerald, R.E. Keislar, S.E. Lindberg, D.M. Nacht, J. Quashnick, J. Rytuba, C. Sladek, H. Zhang, R. Zehner
Publication Type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Index ID 70026046
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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