We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Teores de mercúrio em cabelo e consumo de pescado de comunidades ribeirinhas na Amazonia brasileira, região do Tapajós.
- Authors
Costa Junior, José Maria Farah; Mota da Silva, Camile Irene; da Silva Lima, Abner Ariel; Rodrigues Júnior, Dario; de Lima Silveira, Luiz Carlos; da Silva Souza, Givago; Nascimento Pinheiro, Maria da Conceição
- Abstract
Riverine communities are exposed to mercury due to the high ingestion offish in their diet. In order to evaluate the levels of exposure in the Tapajós region, also assessing the fish ingestion frequency, a study was conducted in adults living in riverine communities in the municipality of Itaituba in the State of Pará. Hair samples were collected for the determination of total mercury and the weekly frequency data offish ingestion was recorded. The mean concentration of total mercury varied from 7.25µg/g (in 2013) to 10.80µg/g (in 2014), with no significant difference being observed (p = 0.1436). As for fish ingestion frequency, the majority of the individuals evaluated revealed high consumption both in 2013 and in 2014. High levels of total mercury were observed only in those with high consumption of fish in both years. The importance of ongoing monitoring of exposure levels in humans should be stressed, basing itself on indices of tolerance of 6µg/g recommended by the World Health Organization, and investigation about the consumption offish such that strategies for control and prevention are improved.
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2018, Vol 23, Issue 3, p805
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1413-81232018233.09492016