Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon: Global Prices, Deforestation, and Mercury Imports

Jennifer J. Swenson; Catherine E. Carter; Jean-Christophe Domec; Cesar I. Delgado

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0018875

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Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon: Global Prices, Deforestation, and Mercury Imports

Jennifer J. Swenson ,

* E-mail: jswenson@duke.edu

Affiliation Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Catherine E. Carter,

Current address: Tetra Tech, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America

Affiliation Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Jean-Christophe Domec,

Affiliations Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America, Ecole Nationale des Ingénieurs des Travaux Agricoles de Bordeaux, Unité Mixte de Recherche Transfert et Cycle des Éléments Minéraux, Gradignan, France
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Cesar I. Delgado

Affiliation Environmental Affairs Office, CESEL S.A, San Isidro, Lima, Peru
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Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon: Global Prices, Deforestation, and Mercury Imports

Jennifer J. Swenson,
Catherine E. Carter,
Jean-Christophe Domec,
Cesar I. Delgado

Published: April 19, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0018875

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nice thinking outside the box

Posted by ClintonJenkins on 20 Apr 2011 at 20:09 GMT

These guys shows a very clear link between mercury imports, gold prices, and deforestation driven by gold mining in Peru. The fact that this gold mining driven deforestation is not near roads is very interesting.

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nice thinking outside the box

Posted by ClintonJenkins on 20 Apr 2011 at 20:09 GMT