Earthworms as a bioindicator of mercury pollution in an artisanal gold mining community, Cachoeira do Piriá, Brazil

ii TABLE OF CONTENTS iii LIST OF TABLES vi LIST OF FIGURES vii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS viii

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