ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2017
Hair Mercury Level is Associated with Anemia and Micronutrient Status in Children Living Near Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in the Peruvian Amazon.
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- Exposure to heavy metals and red blood cell parameters in children: A systematic review of observational studies.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Nutritional Profile of Children, Adolescents, and Women Living in Areas Potentially Affected by Heavy Metal Pollutants from the Revuè River in the Manica Province, Mozambique.Epidemiologia (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Anemia crisis among children in Peru: a scoping review.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2026Review
- Hematological Parameters and Mercury Exposure in Children Living Along Gold-Mining-Impacted Rivers in the Mojana Region, Colombia.Biological trace element research · 2025Article
- Hemoglobin and mean platelet volume abnormalities in children exposed to heavy metals and metalloids in a pilot biomonitoring study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Ethnic disparities in the association between maternal socioeconomic status and childhood anemia in Peru: a nationwide multiyear cross-sectional study.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2025Article
- Environmental Contaminants, Iron Deficiency, and Iron-Deficiency Anemia: A Review of the Literature.Scientifica · 2025Review
- TheToxics · 2024Article
- Trends in Mercury Contamination Distribution among Human and Animal Populations in the Amazon Region.Toxics · 2024Review
- Assessing the mediating role of iron status on associations between an industry-relevant metal mixture and verbal learning and memory in Italian adolescents.The Science of the total environment · 2024Article
- Reference Values on Children's Hair for 28 Elements (Heavy Metals and Essential Elements) Based on a Pilot Study in a Representative Non-Contaminated Local Area.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Impairment in Working Memory and Executive Function Associated with Mercury Exposure in Indigenous Populations in Upper Amazonian Peru.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Risk of lead exposure from wild game consumption from cross-sectional studies in Madre de Dios, Peru.Lancet regional health. Americas · 2022Article
- Associations of a metal mixture with iron status in U.S. adolescents: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.New directions for child and adolescent development · 2022Article
- Blood routine reference value range should be adjusted according to regional and ethnic characteristics.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Efficacy of Hair Total Mercury Content as a Biomarker of Methylmercury Exposure to Communities in the Area of Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining in Madre de Dios, Peru.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Genetic Polymorphism of Delta Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase (International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Platinum Accumulation and Cancer-Related Fatigue, Correlation With IL-8, TNF-α and Hemocytes.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Blood's Concentration of Lead and Arsenic Associated with Anemia in Peruvian Children.Journal of environmental and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Anemia has been widely studied in global health contexts because of severe nutritional deficiency, and more recently, inflammatory status, but chemical exposures are rarely considered. Until recently, "anemia" was used synonymously with "iron deficiency anemia (IDA)" in global health settings. However, only 50% of anemia cases worldwide are IDA. Environmental toxicology studies of anemia risk have generally focused on populations in developed countries, albeit with high exposure to environmental toxicants, such as lead or cadmium. In the developing world, toxicant exposures commonly coexist with other risk factors for anemia. In particular, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) communities are at risk for dietary methylmercury exposure through contaminated fish consumption, and for anemia due to food insecurity and infectious and chronic diseases. Here, we report analysis of total hair mercury content, hemoglobin, and serum micronutrient levels in children < 12 years of age (
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