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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... -
Determination of Total Cadmium, Zinc, Lead and Copper in Selected Marine...
This reference method describes the determination of tot8l cadmium, total copper, total lead and total zinc in biological material by atomic absortion spectrophotometry after... -
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-... -
Copper - Environmental Health Criteria 200
Copper is a reddish-brown, ductile and malleable metal. It belongs to group IB of the Periodic Table. In compounds found in the environment it usually has a valence of 2 but can... -
Waste Discharge into the Marine Environment: Principles and Guidelines for...
The present volume provides principles and guidelines for the issuance of permits by national authorities for the discharge of certain types of waste and other matter into the... -
Toolkit for Identification and Quantification of Mercury Releases: Reference...
This Toolkit aims to assist countries that are developing their mercury inventory to estimate releases of mercury, and also leads them through the process of how to enhance and... -
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.