Mercury concentrations in fish and human health assessment in preflood phase of a hydro dam in Teles Pires River, Southern Brazilian Amazon

Ingestion of fish is considered the main pathway of human exposure to methylmercury (MeHg), particularly for riverside populations, where fish is the main source of protein. The objective of this study was to estimate concentration of MeHg based on total concentration of mercury in muscles of three...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Elementa (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2021-03, Vol.9 (1)
Hauptverfasser:	de Matos, Liliane Stédile, Correa, Anne Sthephane Arrolho Silva, da Silva, Solange Aparecida Arrolho, Muniz, Claumir Cesar, Ignacio, Aurea Regina Alves
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bioaccumulation Breast feeding Consumption Contamination Dams Dimethylmercury Exposure Fish Fish populations Floods Gold mines & mining Health risk assessment Health risks Hydroelectric plants Ingestion Land use Mathematical analysis Mercury Mercury (metal) Methylmercury Muscles Protein sources Rivers
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