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| Title |
Assessment of Hg pollution in stream waters and human health risk in areas impacted by mining activities in the Ecuadorian Amazon
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| Published in |
Environmental Geochemistry and Health, May 2023
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10653-023-01597-6 |
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| Authors |
Carlos Mestanza-Ramón, Samantha Jiménez-Oyola, Alex Vinicio Gavilanes Montoya, Danny Daniel Castillo Vizuete, Giovanni D’Orio, Juan Cedeño-Laje, Salvatore Straface |
| Abstract |
Illegal gold mining activities have contributed to the release and mobilization of Hg and environmental degradation in many parts of the world. This study aims to determine the concentration of Hg in five provinces of the Amazon Region of Ecuador, in addition to assessing the risk to human health of exposed populations, applying deterministic and probabilistic methods. For this purpose, 147 water samples were collected in rivers and streams crossing and/or located near mining areas. As a result, 100% of the samples analyzed exceeded the maximum permissible limit (MPL) according to the water quality criteria for the preservation of aquatic life of the Ecuadorian regulations, while 7% of the samples exceeded the MPL for drinking water. On the other hand, considering the European Environmental Quality Standard (EQS) for surface water bodies, in our study, 100% of the samples exceed the maximum permissible limit (0.07 µg/L), and with respect to the Canadian water quality guidelines, 35% of the samples exceed the permissible limit (0.001 mg/l) for drinking water, and 100% of the samples exceed the limit for life in water bodies (0.0001 mg/l). The risk assessment revealed that the probability of developing adverse health effects from exposure to Hg is below the recommended limits according to the probabilistic assessment; this is in relation to the criterion of residential and recreational use of water resources. However, it was identified that the child population doubles the acceptable systemic risk level according to the results of the deterministic assessment in the residential scenario. This information can be used by decision-makers to implement strategies to reduce Hg contamination and exposure of the population in Ecuadorian Amazonian rivers. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 6 | 29% |
| Unknown | 15 | 71% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 18 | 86% |
| Scientists | 3 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 70 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 19% |
| Unspecified | 7 | 10% |
| Researcher | 4 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 10 | 14% |
| Unknown | 29 | 41% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified | 7 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 7 | 10% |
| Chemical Engineering | 7 | 10% |
| Engineering | 6 | 9% |
| Chemistry | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 14 | 20% |
| Unknown | 24 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 20. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 December 2023.
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