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Legacy Mercury Contamination From Historical Gold Mining - A Visualization Tool For Spatial Data On Sediment, Water, And Biota In The Sierra Nevada, California
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https://ca.water.usgs.gov/sierra-mercury/ <-- shared technical article / storybook
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https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EL0UN9 <-- shared USGS technical report
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https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/earth-focus/mercury-in-our-waters-the-10-000-year-legacy-of-californias-gold-rush <-- shared media article
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