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Preliminary study on mercury distribution in soil profiles from Serra do Navio, Amapá, using radiochemical neutron activation analysis

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This study presents preliminary results on mercury distribution, released by gold mining activities, in soils from Vila Nova River region, an area located in Serra do Navio, Amapá, in the Brazilian Amazon. The soil samples were separated in two grain sizes, sand (between 2 and 0.063 mm) and silt+clay (<63 μm), and have been analysed by radiochemical neutron activation analysis. The precision and accuracy of the method were verified by means of the reference material analysis GXR-5 (USGS).

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  1. Radiochemistry Division, IPEN/CNEN-SP, CP 11049-CEP 05422-970, São Paulo, Brazil

    C. Gonçalves, M. B. A. Vasconcellos & M. Saiki

  2. Instituto de Geocięncias, IGUSP, São Paulo, Brazil

    D. I. T. Fávaro & S. M. B. De Oliveira

  3. Nupegel, USP/ORSTOM, São Paulo, Brazil

    R. Boulet

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Gonçalves, C., Fávaro, D.I.T., De Oliveira, S.M.B. et al. Preliminary study on mercury distribution in soil profiles from Serra do Navio, Amapá, using radiochemical neutron activation analysis. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 235, 267–272 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02385973

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