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Wanshan is named for its mountains (in Chinese, the name means hundreds and thousands of mountains). The Wanshan mercuriferous belt is located at the junction of eastern Guizhou and western Hunan. The mining and smelting areas of Wanshan Hg mine are primarily located in the Wanshan Special Administrative Zone in Tongren, Guizhou Province.
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Zhang, H. (2014). Overview of the Study Area (Wanshan). In: Impacts of Selenium on the Biogeochemical Cycles of Mercury in Terrestrial Ecosystems in Mercury Mining Areas. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54919-9_4
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