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Bioaccumulation of mercury in direct-developing frogs: The aftermath of illegal gold mining in a National Park

Oscar Mauricio Cuellar-Valencia, Auteur ; Oscar Enrique Murillo-Garcia, Auteur ; Gustavo Adolfo Rodriguez-Salazar, Auteur ; Wilmar Bolivar-Garcia, Auteur

Dans Herpetological Journal (The) (33(1) January, 2023)

The use of mercury in mining gold is an illegal but still common practice in developing countries and is the world's largest source of mercury pollution. The mercury released into the environment bioaccumulates in organism tissues due to its che[...]

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