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Mechanistic steps in the photoreduction of mercury in natural waters
(Elsevier, 1994-09-01)
Elemental mercury accounts for 10-50% of the dissolved mercury in lakes but plays a vital role in the cycling of this element in lacustrine environments. The view is advanced that a large fraction of the Hg(0) is generated ...
Mercury pollution from the past mining of gold and silver in the Americas
(Elsevier, 1994-06-20)
The development of the patio amalgamation process into an industrial scale operation in 1554 stimulated the massive production of silver in the New World but left behind an unprecedented quantity of mercury pollution. The ...