Member Since 2012
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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Hanging in the balance: The complexity of active intervention to stop artisanal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon
AGU 2024
science and society | 13 december 2024
A. Joshua West, Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz, Jennifer An...
Alluvial gold mining has a long history in the Amazon Basin and has left a legacy of socio-environmental devastation that reverberates across this glo...
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The Weight of Gold: Peruvian Forests Pay the Price for Artisanal-Scale Mining
AGU 2024
hydrology | 11 december 2024
Shreya Ramesh, Abra Atwood, A. Joshua West, Jennif...
The Amazon rainforest is threatened by decades of unsustainable land-use practices, combined with the growing effects of climate change. Artisanal sca...
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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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