TY - GEN AU - Passarelli, Irene AU - Villacis Verdesoto, Michelle Vanessa AU - Jiménez-Oyola, Samantha AU - Flores Huilcapi, Ana Gabriela AU - Mora-Silva, Demmy AU - Anfuso Melfi, Giorgio AU - Esparza Parra, Jose Fernando AU - Jimenez-Gutierrez, Mirian AU - Carrera Almendáriz, Luis Santiago AU - Avalos Peñafiel, Victor Gabriel AU - Straface, Salvatore AU - Mestanza-Ramón, Carlos A4 - Ciencias de la Tierra PY - 2024 SN - 2305-6304 UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10498/32609 AB - Gold mining activity is a source of supply in many areas of the world, and especially in developing countries, it is practiced illegally and by applying unsafe techniques. Particularly in Ecuador, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is... LA - eng PB - MDPI KW - artisanal small-scale mining KW - Ecuadorian Amazon KW - environmental and health risks KW - groundwater pollution KW - risk evaluation TI - Analysis of Mercury in Aquifers in Gold Mining Areas in the Ecuadorian Amazon and Its Associated Risk for Human Health DO - 10.3390/TOXICS12020162 ER -