Mercury levels in human hair in South India: baseline, artisanal goldsmiths and coal-fired power plants

India is a major emitter of mercury to the environment, mainly due to emissions from coal-fired power plants. Consumption of fish and rice, two important pathways for human exposure to mercury, is particularly high in South India. Here, we report concentrations of total mercury in hair (THg hair ) i...

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