Health effects of ingestion of mercury-polluted urban soil: An animal experiment

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-53

  Muccillo–Baisch, Ana Luiza ^a   Mirlean, Nicolai ^b   Carrazzoni, Daniela ^a   Soares, Maria Cristina Flores ^a   Goulart, Gianni Peraza ^a   Baisch, Paulo ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b Federal University of Rio Grande   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal tests; Geophagy; Mercury; Pollution; Urban soil

Indexed keywords

GEOACCUMULATION; HEALTH IMPACT; INGESTION RATE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); RODENT; SOIL POLLUTION; URBAN POLLUTION;

BRAZIL; RIO GRANDE [BRAZIL];

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84855575368     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-011-9389-z     Document Type: Article

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