Visionneuse

Date_TXT

New York : Springer, 1999

Cote

363.739 2 EBI

Auteur

Ebinghaus, Ralf

Catégories

Environmental Science

Sujet

Mercury -- Environmental aspects Hazardous waste site remediation Mercure -- Aspect environnemental Dépôts de déchets dangereux -- Restauration

Type de document

Livre

Description :

This book presents an up-to-date overview of the characterization, risk assessment and remediation of mercury-contaminated sites. Many industrial activities, including the mining of gold, silver, and mercury itself, have caused mercury contamination of terrestrial and aquatic systems. Unlike other metals, which are generally not very volatile, mercury from contaminated sites can have a significant impact on remote ecosystems via the atmospheric pathway. Thus, mercury contamination is not only a local issue, but also has global dimensions. This book summarizes, for the first time, work from Europe, Russia and the American continent. Review chapters are supplemented by detailed, international case studies.