ArticleJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2021
A population-based mercury exposure assessment near an artisanal and small-scale gold mining site in the Peruvian Amazon.
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- High exposure variance enables candidate biomarker detection in a small EWAS of methylmercury-exposed Peruvian adults.BMC genomic data · 2025Article
- Mercury Levels in Hair of Pregnant Women in Tumbes, Peru: A Cross-Sectional Study.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
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- Trends in Mercury Contamination Distribution among Human and Animal Populations in the Amazon Region.Toxics · 2024Review
- Heavy Metal Bioaccumulation in Peruvian Food and Medicinal Products.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Invited Perspective: Linking the Intergenerational Impacts due to Mercury Exposure in Grassy Narrows First Nation, Canada.Environmental health perspectives · 2023Article
- Global health impact of atmospheric mercury emissions from artisanal and small-scale gold mining.iScience · 2022Article
- Risk of lead exposure from wild game consumption from cross-sectional studies in Madre de Dios, Peru.Lancet regional health. Americas · 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
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- Evaluation of Peruvian Government Interventions to Reduce Childhood Anemia.Annals of global health · 2020Article
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Abstract
Human exposure to mercury is a leading public health problem. Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is a major source of global mercury emissions. Although occupational mercury exposure to miners (via mercury vapor inhalation) is known, chronic mercury exposure to nearby residents that are not miners (via mercury-contaminated fish consumption) is poorly characterized. We conducted a population-based mercury exposure assessment in 23 communities (19 rural, 4 urban) around the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve, which is bordered on the east by heavy ASGM activity. We measured total mercury in hair (N = 2083) and blood (N = 476) from March-June 2015 and performed follow-up measurements (N = 723 hair and N = 290 blood) from February-April 2016. Mercury exposure risk was highest in communities classified as indigenous, or native, regardless of proximity to mining activity. Residence in a native community (vs. non-native) was associated with mercury levels 1.9 times higher in hair (median native 3.5 ppm vs. median non-native 1.4 ppm total mercury) and 1.6 times higher in blood (median native 7.4 ng/mL vs median non-native 3.2 ng/mL total mercury). Unexpectedly, proximity to mining was not associated with exposure risk. These findings challenge common assumptions about mercury exposure patterns and emphasize the importance of population-representative studies to identify high risk sub-populations.
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