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Jennifer Angel Amaya
PHD student, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
Professional Experience
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
PHD student
2021 - Present
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
PHD student
2021 - 2025
Education
Masters
2011
Honors & Awards
Outstanding Student Presentation Award
Received December 2022
Presentation Title: Field and Laboratory Analysis of the Mercury Content of Gold: Prelude to the Trial of a Premium to Artisanal Miners for Gold Concentrated without Mercury in Madre de Dios, Peru
Event: 2022 Fall Meeting
Awarding Section: Biogeosciences
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AGU Abstracts
Mercury Mobilization in Amazon's Artisanal Gold Mining Ponds: Implications for Restoration Strategies
TRACE ELEMENT BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES III POSTER
biogeosciences | 13 december 2023
Jennifer Angel Amaya, A. Joshua West, Sarah E. Jan...
Over the last two decades, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has emerged as a significant environmental concern, contributing substantially...
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Field and Laboratory Analysis of the Mercury Content of Gold: Prelude to the Trial of a Premium to Artisanal Miners for Gold Concentrated without Mercury in Madre de Dios, Peru
MERCURY BIOGEOCHEMISTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE III POSTER
biogeosciences | 12 december 2022
Jennifer Angel Amaya, Abraham J. Terrones Ramirez,...
Using mercury (Hg) is the least expensive way of concentrating gold (Au) produced at the artisanal scale, even though this is already illegal in sever...
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