Gerencia Regional de Energía y Minas de Arequipa,
planetGOLD Perú
Spanish
La guía tiene el objetivo de prevenir y minimizar el riesgo de muerte a causa, la inhalación de gases tóxicos y/o venenosos y la caída de rocas en el interior de la mina, así como fortalecer la seguridad ocupacional en la MAPE.
Descripción y avance de actividades del proyecto “Gestión Integrada del Mercurio en la Minería de Oro Artesanal y de Pequeña Escala en el Perú - planetGOLD Perú” en las regiones de Arequipa, Piura y Puno.
Jacqueline R. Gerson; Natalie Szponar; Angelica Zambrano; David C. Evers; Luis E. Fernandez; et al.
English
This paper shows for the first time that an intact forest canopy near artisanal gold mining intercepts large amounts of particulate and gaseous mercury, at a rate proportional with total leaf area. The study documents substantial mercury accumulation in soils, biomass, and resident songbirds in some of the Amazon’s most protected and biodiverse areas, raising important questions about how mercury pollution may constrain modern and future conservation efforts in these tropical ecosystems.
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