Mercury in the Tapajós River basin, Brazilian Amazon: A review
2010
Berzas Nevado, Juan José | Herculano , Anderson Manoel | Martins Do Nascimento, Jose Luiz | Crespo Lopez, Maria Elena | Rodríguez Martín-Doimeadios, Rosa del Carmen | Guzmán Bernardo, Francisco Javier | Jiménez Moreno, María
This 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 mercurys biogeochemical cycle and mercury health risks. Further environmental and human risk research directions are proposed.
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