Exposure to mercury in pregnant women from Alta Floresta - Amazon Basin, Brazil

Environmental Research

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 204-210

  Hacon, S ^a   Yokoo, E ^b   Valente, J ^c   Campos, R C ^d   Da Silva, V A ^a   De Menezes, A C C ^a   De Moraes, L P ^e   Ignotti, E ^f  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^e Secretario De Saúde De Alta Floresta   (Brazil)

^f UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon Basin; Hair; Mercury; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; GOLD; MERCURY; PROTEIN;

MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAZIL; CARNIVORE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA; MIGRANT WORKER; MINING; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATION; POPULATION GROWTH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER;

BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033638110     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.2000.4115     Document Type: Conference Paper

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