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Veiga, M.M. et al. (2005). Mercury Pollution from Artisanal Gold Mining in Block B, El Callao, Bolivar State, Venezuela. In: Pirrone, N., Mahaffey, K.R. (eds) Dynamics of Mercury Pollution on Regional and Global Scales:. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24494-8_18
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