Mercury contamination in humans in upper Maroni, French Guiana between 2004 and 2009

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-139

  Fujimura, Masatake ^a   Matsuyama, Akito ^a   Harvard, Jean Pierre ^b   Bourdineaud, Jean Paul ^c   Nakamura, Kunihiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

^b Solidarite Guyane   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

French Guiana; Human exposure; Mercury pollution; Upper Maroni

Indexed keywords

AMERINDIANS; FISH CONSUMPTION; FRENCH GUIANA; HAIR MERCURY; HUMAN EXPOSURES; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY CONTAMINATION; MERCURY POLLUTION; UPPER MARONI;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FISH; MERCURY (METAL);

RIVER POLLUTION;

MERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; CHILD; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FRENCH GUIANA; HAIR; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHES; FRENCH GUIANA; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856532895     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-011-0497-3     Document Type: Review

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