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040 _aAEA
_cAEA
_erda
050 _aHD 9536.P62
_b.Is7 2003
100 _aIsrael, Danilo C.
245 0 _aMercury pollution due to small-scale gold mining in the Philippines :
_ban economic analysis /
_cDanilo C. Israel and Jasminda P. Asirot.
264 _aMakati City :
_bPhilippine Institute for Development Studies,
_c2003
300 _aiv, 62 pages :
_billustrations
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
520 _aThe study reviews small-scale gold mining in the Philippines and assesses economically mercury pollution and other development problems of the industry. The end purpose is to suggest measures to address the problems and promote better environmental and overall management of small-scale mining. The study uses secondary data from mining institutions as well as primary data from key informants and small-scale gold miners and processors in the two case study sites.
650 _aEnvironmental degradation
_zPhilippines
_2sears
_990671
650 _aGold mines and mining
_zPhilippines.
_2sears
_990672
650 _aMercury
_zPhilippines.
_2sears
_990673
700 _aAsirot, Jasminda P.
_943096
942 _cFIL
999 _c58878
_d58878