Human and crab exposure to mercury in the Caribbean coastal shoreline of Colombia: Impact from an abandoned chlor-alkali plant

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 476-482

  Olivero Verbel, Jesus ^a   Johnson Restrepo, Boris ^a   Baldiris Avila, Rosa ^a   Güette Fernández, Jorge ^a   Magallanes Carreazo, Elizabeth ^b   Vanegas Ramírez, Lenis ^b   Kunihiko, Nakamura ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN BUENAVENTURA   (Colombia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cartagena bay; Chlor alkali plant; Colombia; crabs; Human hair; Mercury pollution

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; CONTAMINATION; MERCURY (METAL); MUSCLE; PROTEINS; SEDIMENTS;

CARTAGENA BAY; COLOMBIA; HUMAN HAIR; MERCURY POLLUTION;

COASTAL ZONES;

ALKALI; CHLORINE; MERCURY;

ABANDONED LAND; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BIOACCUMULATION; COASTAL ZONE; CRAB; DIET; FOOD CHAIN; HAIR; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MUSCLE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SHORELINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUE CRAB; CALLINECTES BOCOURTI; COLOMBIA; CRAB; ECOSYSTEM; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

BOCACHICA; BOLIVAR [COLOMBIA]; CANO DEL ORO; CARIBBEAN COAST [COLOMBIA]; CARTAGENA BAY; COLOMBIA; COVENAS; LOMARENA; SOUTH AMERICA; TASAJERA;

CALLINECTES BOCOURTI; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 43549125753     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.10.009     Document Type: Article

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