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- Takahito Osawa
- Neutron Imaging and Quantum Beam Analysis Group, Quantum Beam Science Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
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- Yuichi Hatsukawa
- Neutron Imaging and Quantum Beam Analysis Group, Quantum Beam Science Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
書誌事項
- タイトル別名
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- Preliminary research for environmental mercury contamination
- Preliminary research for environmental mercury contamination
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This study investigates artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Myanmar and presents analytical data on mercury pollution for the first time. The way of gold mining in Myanmar is detailed. The sampling and investigation areas were Kyaikhto in Mon State, Shwekyin in Bago Region, the middle reaches of the Ayeyarwaddy River in Mandalay and Sagaing regions, and north of Kalewa in Sagaing Region. The total mercury concentrations of river sediments and human hair samples were determined by cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry. Some river sediments were contaminated and the highest mercury concentration of 81 μg/g was found in a sample from Ayeyarwaddy River. The total mercury concentrations in the hair of mineworkers ranged from 0.6 to 6.9 μg/g and the average value was 2.9 μg/g, which is 2.4 times higher than the value of non-mineworkers. Although the data obtained in this study was not sufficient, the results indicated that the environment of Myanmar may be contaminated with mercury that originated from artisanal and small-scale gold mining. Large-scale environmental investigation is required in the near future to determine the detailed situation for water quality and human health.
収録刊行物
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- International Journal of Human Culture Studies
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International Journal of Human Culture Studies 2015 (25), 221-230, 2015
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- CRID
- 1390282680397344256
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- NII論文ID
- 130005111271
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- ISSN
- 21871930
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- 本文言語コード
- en
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