Role of Methylmercury Exposure (from Fish Consumption) on Growth and Neurodevelopment of Children Under 5 Years of Age Living in a Transitioning (Tin-Mining) Area of the Western Amazon, Brazil

Human occupation of the Amazon region has recently increased, bringing deforestation for agriculture and open-cast mining, activities that cause environmental degradation and pollution. Families of new settlers in mining areas might have a diet less dependent on abundant fish and their children migh...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology 2012-02, Vol.62 (2), p.341-350
Hauptverfasser:	Marques, Rejane C., Dórea, José G., Leão, Renata S., dos Santos, Verusca G., Bueno, Lucélia, Marques, Rayson C., Brandão, Katiane G., Palermo, Elisabete F. A., Guimarães, Jean Remy D.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Anthropometry Applied ecology Bioaccumulation Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers Brain - drug effects Brain - growth & development Brazil Breast Feeding Child Development - drug effects Child, Preschool Children Childrens health Correlation analysis Cross-Sectional Studies Deforestation Diet Earth and Environmental Science Ecotoxicology Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Environment Environmental Chemistry Environmental degradation Environmental Health Environmental impact Environmental Monitoring - methods Environmental pollutants toxicology Fish Fishes Food Contamination - analysis Food toxicology Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gold mines & mining Hair Hair - chemistry Health hazards Health risk assessment Heavy metals Human exposure Humans Infant Malnutrition Mathematical models Medical sciences Mercury Methylmercury Methylmercury Compounds - analysis Methylmercury Compounds - toxicity Mining Monitoring/Environmental Analysis Multivariate Analysis Neurotoxicity Nutrition research Nutritional status Pollution Proteins Settlers Socioeconomic Factors Soil Science & Conservation Studies Tin Tin - analysis Toxicity Toxicology Water Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity Water pollution
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