Mercury contamination in farmed fish setup on former garimpo mining areas in the Northern Mato Grosso State, Amazonian region, Brazil

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 348, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 128-134

  Farias, R A ^a   Hacon, S ^b   Campos, R C ^c   Argento, R ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

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

Author keywords

Amazonian region; Fish farming; Gold mining areas; Mercury

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GOLD; MINING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FISH; FISH FARMING AREAS; GOLD MINING;

FISHERIES;

MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; FISH CULTURE; GOLD MINE; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECONOMIC ASPECT; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MINING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PISCICULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; FISHES; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GOLD; MERCURY; MINING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

PARANAITA;

EID: 24644501816     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.12.038     Document Type: Article

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