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Survey of Methylmercury Exposures and Risk Factors Among Indigenous Communities in Guyana, South America

BACKGROUND. Gold mining activities in forested areas across Guyana have been a common practice for more than a century. The intensification of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in recent decades caused by global market demand is contributing to the mobilization of mercury into aquatic sys...

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Autores principales: Watson, L. Cynthia, Hurtado-Gonzales, Jorge L., Chin, Christopher J., Persaud, Juliana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Black Smith Institute 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7269323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32509405
http://dx.doi.org/10.5696/2156-9614-10.26.200604