Fish consumption by traditional subsistence villagers of the Rio Madeira (Amazon): Impact on hair mercury

Annals of Human Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 629-642

  Oliveira, Ronaldo C ^a   Dórea, José G ^b   Bernardi, José V E ^a   Bastos, Wanderley R ^a   Almeida, Ronaldo ^a   Manzatto, Ngelo G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE RONDÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Fish; Hair; Nutrition transition; Ribeirinhos

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FISH; METHYLMERCURY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PROTEIN; RURAL AREA; TAXONOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMAN; INFANT; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956082561     PISSN: 03014460     EISSN: 14645033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03014460903525177     Document Type: Article

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