Temporal evolution of exposure to mercury in riverside communities in the Tapajós Basin, from 1994 to 2010

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 119-124

  Pinheiro, M C N ^a   Farripas, S S M ^a   Oikawa, T ^a   Costa, C A ^a   Amoras, W W ^a   Vieira, J L F ^a   Silveira, A J A ^a   Lima, A C M ^a   Souza, G S ^a   Silveira, L C L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon riverside communities; Environmental toxicology; Mercury exposure; Tapaj s basin

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; BRAZILIAN AMAZON; ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY; GENERAL POPULATION; GOLD MINING; MERCURY EXPOSURE; REGULATORY LEVEL; SOUTH AMERICA; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION; TOTAL MERCURIES;

CONTAMINATION; MUTAGENESIS; POLLUTION;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; RIVER; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADULT; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84864581295     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-012-0652-5     Document Type: Article

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