Assessment of arsenic and heavy metals pollution in stream sediments affected by mining using geoaccumulation index
20 Jun 2014-Vol. 1, Iss: 5, pp 73-79
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TL;DR: It is shown that river, estuary and marine ecosystems downstream of ASGM operations on Buru Island are exposed to dangerously high Hg concentrations, which are impacting aquatic food chains, and fisheries resources.
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...A study in Malaysia showed higher mean THg levels in A. granosa (1.36 mg/kg ww; Alkarkhi et al., 2008) than in the same species in the present study when accounting for an approximate wet weight to dry weight conversion (0.39–0.78 mg/kg dw.; Fig....
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...granosa (1.36 mg/kg ww; Alkarkhi et al., 2008) than in the same species in the present study when accounting for an approximate wet weight to dry weight conversion (0....
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TL;DR: It is shown that river, estuary and marine ecosystems downstream of ASGM operations on Buru Island are exposed to dangerously high Hg concentrations, which are impacting aquatic food chains, and fisheries resources.
40 citations