Human and environmental exposure to rare earth elements in gold mining areas in the northeastern Amazon
Wendel Valter da Silveira Pereira, Sílvio Júnio Ramos, Leônidas Carrijo Azevedo Melo, Yan Nunes Dias, Gabriel Caixeta Martins, Luana Cristina Gonçalves Ferreira, Antônio Rodrigues Fernandes
Topics & Concepts
Amazon rainforestContaminationEnvironmental scienceHuman healthGold miningPollutionTailingsEnvironmental chemistryRare earthEnvironmental protectionChemistryEnvironmental healthMineralogyEcologyMedicinePhysical chemistryBiologyHeavy metals in environmentGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisHeavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity