1995
DOI: 10.1007/bf01189660
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Mercury contamination in the Brazilian Amazon. Environmental and occupational aspects

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“…Of particularly interest were interspecific differences, given that the species differ in overall size and have some differences in foraging behavior (Vogt, 2001), as well as geographical and size-related differences in the red-headed Amazon turtle. Because of the great concern about Hg in the Amazon (Barbarosa et al, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003; Forsberg et al, 1995; Vogt, 2001; Belger & Forsberg, 2006) and its effect on humans and others in this ecosystem, Hg is discussed in more detail in a separate paper that deals with the muscle, liver, and carapace of some of these species (Schneider et al, 2009). Mercury in the Amazon appears to be of natural origin, as well as from damming, agricultural deforestation, and gold-mining activities (Fadini & Jardim, 2001).…”
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“…Of particularly interest were interspecific differences, given that the species differ in overall size and have some differences in foraging behavior (Vogt, 2001), as well as geographical and size-related differences in the red-headed Amazon turtle. Because of the great concern about Hg in the Amazon (Barbarosa et al, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003; Forsberg et al, 1995; Vogt, 2001; Belger & Forsberg, 2006) and its effect on humans and others in this ecosystem, Hg is discussed in more detail in a separate paper that deals with the muscle, liver, and carapace of some of these species (Schneider et al, 2009). Mercury in the Amazon appears to be of natural origin, as well as from damming, agricultural deforestation, and gold-mining activities (Fadini & Jardim, 2001).…”
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“…Em outro trabalho, também realizado com peixes coletados no Rio Madeira porém em área de mineração (região do Rio Beni), a concentração de Hgtotal em peixe variou de 0,33 a 2,30 mg/kg (excedendo o valor limite permitido), enquanto nos onívoros e naqueles que se alimentam de lama os teores variaram de 0,02 a 0,19 mg/kg 17 . Muitos outros trabalhos [18][19][20][21][22][23][24] apresentam os teores de Hgtotal em peixes na faixa de 0,01 até 2,7 mg/kg.…”
Section: A Toxicidade Do Metilhgunclassified
“…Valores semelhantes foram encontrados em 2001 na mesma região 24 . Em geral, os valores de Hgtotal em peixes dos rios da Amazônia excedem 0,5 mg/kg [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25] . Guimarães e colaboradores 26 encontraram um valor médio de Hg em peixes de rios do Amapá de 0,45 mg/kg, com valores máximos de até 0,65 mg/kg.…”
Section: A Toxicidade Do Metilhgunclassified
“…Two mercury sources appear to be implicated in this contamination: gold mining activities (Martinelli et al, 1988;Malm et al, 1990;Lacerda and Salomons, 1991;Pfeiffer et al, 1991;Pfeiffer et al, 1993) and slash and burn agricultural practices resulting in lixiviation of soils, loaded with natural mercury, to the aquatic system (Roulet et al, 1996a(Roulet et al, ,1996b. The studies on mercury content of fish in the Amazonian river system have shown that levels often surpass 0.5 Jig/g fresh weight (Pfeiffer et al, 1991;Lacerda and Salomons, 1991;Barbosa et al, 1995;Malm et al, 1995a), a value that is considered in many countries as a standard not to be exceeded for safe consumption.…”
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confidence: 97%
“…Hair mercury levels, assessed in human populations living in various areas of the Brazilian Amazon, are in the range of a few J.lglg up to 300 Jig/g, with median exposure values in the order of 2 Jig/g up to ± 20 Jig/g Malm et aI., 1995b;Barbosa et al, 1995;Grandjean et aI., 1993;Nakanishi, 1992;Lebel et ai., 1996;Boischio et ai., 1996). Even if many of these studies report results from small, heterogeneous samples, the general conclusion is that methylmercury exposure in the Amazon could present a risk for the health of these populations.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%