Gold mining in Siberia and the Far East as a source of mercury contamination of the environment

摘要

The results of scientific and applied investigations on mercury contamination in the areas impacted by gold mining in Siberia and the Far East were considered. Gold mining has an impact on the contamination not only in industrial but in residential territories too. The mutual Russian Chinese investigation on mercury contamination of the Amur (Heilongjiang) River was proposed. The program of solving of the problems of mercury contamination in Russian gold mining areas is discussed.