Levels and environmental risks of rare earth elements in a gold mining area in the Amazon
Wendel Valter da Silveira Pereira, Sílvio Júnio Ramos, Leônidas Carrijo Azevedo Melo, Anderson Martins de Souza Braz, Yan Nunes Dias, Gabriela Vilhena de Almeida, Antônio Rodrigues Fernandes
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Amazon rainforestGold miningPollutionEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental chemistryAgricultureYttriumEnvironmental pollutionRare earthTrace elementInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometryEnvironmental protectionGeographyMineralogyChemistryGeologyMass spectrometryEcologyGeochemistryArchaeologyChromatographyOrganic chemistryBiologyOxidePhysical chemistryHeavy metals in environmentGeochemistry and Elemental AnalysisHeavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity