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Environmental and Safety Incidents concerning Tailings Dams at Mines:...
This study aims to identify and to annotate major incidents involving mine tailings dams since 1980. Although mining in some form takes place in almost every country, it was not... -
Data Profiles for Chemicals for the evaluation of their Hazards to the...
The present compendium of data profiles for chemicals for the evaluation of their hazards to the environment of the Mediterranean Sea is a first attempt by the International... -
Aspectos Ambientales en Mineria de Metales No Ferrosos (Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn, Au)...
La minerIa y sus actividades conexas pueden ser una fuente de considerable perjuicio para el medio ambiente. La contaminación de aguas de superficie y subterráneas, el daño pro-... -
Phosphine and Selected Metal Phosphides - Environmental Health Criteria 73
Phosphine, or hydrogen phosphide, is a colourless gas which is odourless when pure, but the technical product usually has a foul odour, described as "fishy or "garlicky",... -
Mercury from Non-ferrous Metals Mining and Smelting - UNEP Global Mercury...
The report aims to elucidate the fate of mercury within commercial smelters and refiners; estimate the magnitude of potential emissions and releases from the production of non-... -
Cadmium in the European Community: A Prospective Assessment of Sources,...
This study quantifies the sources of cadmium in the European Community (EC), reviews the concentrations found in the physical environment and its biotic components, and assesses... -
Dental Amalgam and its Impact on the Environment - Some Facts and Figures
Mercury is toxic to human health and environment Dental amalgam is composed of approximately 50% elemental mercury and of 50% silver-zinc-tin-copper alloy. -
Dental Amalgam and its Impact on the Environment: Some Facts and Figures -...
Dental amalgam is composed of approximately 50% elemental mercury and of 50% silver-zinctin-copper alloy. Mercury is toxic to human health and environment.