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Fish Consumption Habits of Pregnant Women in Itaituba, Tapajós River Basin, Brazil: Risks of Mercury Contamination as Assessed by Measuring Total Mercury in Highly Consumed Piscivore Fish Species and in Hair of Pregnant Women
The Tapajós River basin in the Amazon region, Brazil is one of the most active gold mining areas in the world. In this study, we evaluated fish consumption habits and mercury exposure in 110 pregnant women in the city of Itaituba by measuring their total hair mercury concentrations. In addition, we...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9287832/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35792767 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2022-73-3611 |