ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Human Mercury Exposure in Yanomami Indigenous Villages from the Brazilian Amazon.
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- Uncontrolled Illegal Mining and Garimpo in the Brazilian Amazon.Nature communications · 2024Article
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- Mercury Exposure in Women of Reproductive Age in Rondônia State, Amazon Region, Brazil.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Global Human Threat: The Potential Synergism between Mercury Intoxication and COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Gold mining in the Amazon: the origin of the Yanomami health crisis.Cadernos de saude publica · 2023Article
- Brazil's heavy metal pollution harms humans and ecosystems.Science in One Health · 2023Article
- Heavy metal resistance in the Yanomami and Tunapuco microbiome.Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz · 2023Article
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Abstract
In the Brazilian Amazon, where the majority of Yanomami villages are settled, mercury (Hg) exposure due to artisanal small-scale gold mining (ASGM) has been reported since the 1980s. This study assessed mercury exposure in the Yanomami reserve and whether the level of contamination was related to the ASGM geographical location. It was conducted using a cross-sectional study of 19 villages. Direct interviews were performed and hair samples were used as a bioindicator of Hg exposure. The Prevalence-Ratio (PR) was estimated as an indicator of association between ASGM geographical locations and human exposure to mercury. Mercury levels (239 hair samples) ranged between 0.4 and 22.1 μg·g
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