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| Title |
Hair mercury levels in Amazonian populations: spatial distribution and trends
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Health Geographics, December 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1476-072x-8-71 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Flavia L Barbieri, Jacques Gardon |
| Abstract |
Mercury is present in the Amazonian aquatic environments from both natural and anthropogenic sources. As a consequence, many riverside populations are exposed to methylmercury, a highly toxic organic form of mercury, because of their intense fish consumption. Many studies have analysed this exposure from different approaches since the early nineties. This review aims to systematize the information in spatial distribution, comparing hair mercury levels by studied population and Amazonian river basin, looking for exposure trends. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 94 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 91 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 22 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 11% |
| Other | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 9% |
| Other | 26 | 28% |
| Unknown | 10 | 11% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 26 | 28% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 13 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 19% |
| Unknown | 19 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
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