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| Farias,Luciana A.; Fávaro,Déborah I. T.; Pessoa,Artemiza; Aguiar,Jaime P. L.; Yuyama,Lúcia K. O.. |
| The present study evaluated Hg and MeHg content in hair samples of 201 children 2 to 7 years old, living in six neighborhoods of the city of Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil. In general, the total Hg and MeHg median ranges in hair were similar (0.91 to 1.71 mg kg-1) except for the São Jose neighborhood, which was lower (0.16 mg kg-1). De spite the fact that the Manaus population consumes fish as part of the normal dietary intake, the Hg hair levels were below the level for an adult population not exposed to mercury (2.0 mg kg-1). These data were compared to demographic, socioeconomic information and eating habits of the families that took part in the study. The results were also compared to other published data from the Amazon region, other regions of Brazil... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Mercury; Methylmercury; Children's hair; Amazon region. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672012000200015 |
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