Ficus insipida tree rings as biomonitors for gaseous elemental mercury in the artisanal gold mining-impacted Peruvian Amazon

Ficus insipida tree rings as biomonitors for gaseous elemental mercury in the artisanal gold mining-impacted Peruvian Amazon

IntroductionThe primary source of anthropogenic atmospheric mercury (Hg) emissions globally is artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM). Estimates of Hg emissions from ASGM are poorly constrained due to a lack of monitoring data and the informal, generally unregulated nature of this industry. Tr...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Gerson, Igor Lehnherr, Taylor Luu, Bridget Bergquist, Natalie Szponar, Luis E. Fernandez, Claudia Vega, Trevor J. Porter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
Subjects:
artisanal and small-scale gold mining
biomonitor
dendrochemistry
mercury
tree-rings
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2025.1531800/full
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