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Mercury in the Tapajós River basin, Brazilian Amazon: A review
2010; Elsevier BV; Volume: 36; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.envint.2010.03.011
ISSN1873-6750
AutoresJ. J. Berzas Nevado, Rosa C. Rodríguez Martín-Doimeadios, Francisco Javier Guzmán Bernardo, María Jiménez-Moreno, Anderson Manoel Herculano, José Luíz Martins do Nascimento, Maria Elena Crespo‐López,
Tópico(s)Heavy metals in environment
ResumoThis paper presents a review about mercury contamination and human exposure in the Tapajós River basin (Brazil), one of the major tributaries of the Amazon impacted by traditional gold mining from the mid 1980s. The most recent review in this region was published more than ten years ago and since then many articles about environment and especially human populations have revealed new aspects of mercury toxicology. Additionally, new biomarkers of mercury exposure and toxicity have been studied in these populations. However, there are still many open, about both mercury's biogeochemical cycle and mercury health risks. Further environmental and human risk research directions are proposed.
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