ArticleEcoHealth2011
Neurotoxic sequelae of mercury exposure: an intervention and follow-up study in the Brazilian Amazon.
Article in EcoHealth, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- Mercury Exposure and Health Effects in Indigenous People from the Brazilian Amazon-Literature-Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Uncontrolled Illegal Mining and Garimpo in the Brazilian Amazon.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Visual Characteristics of Adults with Long-Standing History of Dietary Exposure to Mercury in Grassy Narrows First Nation, Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Mercury intoxication and ophthalmic involvement: An update review.Frontiers in toxicology · 2023Review
- Neurological Impacts of Chronic Methylmercury Exposure in Munduruku Indigenous Adults: Somatosensory, Motor, and Cognitive Abnormalities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Rural development and shifts in household dietary practices from 1999 to 2010 in the Tapajós River region, Brazilian Amazon: empirical evidence from dietary surveys.Globalization and health · 2020Article
- Comparison of Visual Functions of Two Amazonian Populations: Possible Consequences of Different Mercury Exposure.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
- Unravelling motor behaviour hallmarks in intoxicated adolescents: methylmercury subtoxic-dose exposure and binge ethanol intake paradigm in rats.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2018Article
- Vulnerability associated with "symptoms similar to those of mercury poisoning" in communities from Xingu River, Amazon basin.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2018Article
- Genetic Susceptibility to Neurodegeneration in Amazon: Apolipoprotein E Genotyping in Vulnerable Populations Exposed to Mercury.Frontiers in genetics · 2018Article
- Health effects associated with measured levels of contaminants in the Arctic.International journal of circumpolar health · 2016Article
- Sources of Mercury Exposure to Children in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Journal of health & pollution · 2015Review
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- Occupational Exposure to Mercury: Air Exposure Assessment and Biological Monitoring based on Dispersive Ionic Liquid-Liquid Microextraction.Iranian journal of public health · 2014Article
- The influence of changes in lifestyle and mercury exposure in riverine populations of the Madeira River (Amazon Basin) near a hydroelectric project.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2014Article
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Abstract
Since 1995, the Caruso Project used an Ecosystem Approach to Human Health to examine mercury (Hg) exposure in fish-eating communities in the Brazilian Amazon and develop interventions to maximise nutrition from traditional diet and minimise toxic risk. In 1995, 2000 and 2006, this study followed fish consumption, Hg levels, and visual and motor functions in 31 villagers. Questionnaires gathered information on socio-demographics and diet. Hair Hg (H-Hg) levels were measured. Visual acuity, colour vision, manual dexterity and grip strength were assessed. Data was analysed using general linear models of repeated measures. Total fish consumption, similar in 1995 and 2000, decreased in 2006. Carnivorous fish consumption initially decreased and then remained stable, whereas non-carnivorous fish consumption first increased and then decreased. H-Hg declined from 17.6 to 7.8 μg/g. Visual functions showed a significant decrease over time, with those with H-Hg ≥ 20 μg/g in 1995 showing greater loss. Motor functions showed initial improvement and then returned to the 1995 performance level. Decrease in Hg exposure is attributed to the intervention and socio-economic changes in the village. While there may be a certain reversibility of motor deficits, visual capacities may decrease progressively with respect to exposure prior to the intervention.
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