Mercury Exposure Among Artisanal Gold Miners in Madre de Dios, Peru: A Cross-sectional Study

INTRODUCTION: Exposure to mercury, a toxic metal, occurs primarily from inhaling mercury vapors or consuming methylmercury-contaminated fish. One third of all anthropogenic mercury emissions worldwide are from artisanal gold mining, which uses mercury to extract gold. Although recent reports suggest...

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Autori principali: Yard, Ellen E., Horton, Jane, Schier, Joshua G., Caldwell, Kathleen, Sanchez, Carlos, Lewis, Lauren, Gastaňaga, Carmen
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Springer New York 2012
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CDC/ATSDR Toxicology Report
Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3550269/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22926732
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13181-012-0252-0
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