Prevalence and factors associated with mercury exposure in riverside communities in the Brazilian Western Amazon

202024 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Vanessa Alves Mendes · Universidade Federal de Rondônia

Débora Aparecida da Silva Santos · Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

Edson dos Santos Farias · Universidade Federal de Rondônia

Dario Pires de Carvalho · Universidade Federal de Rondônia

Wanderley Rodrigues Bastos · Universidade Federal de Rondônia

Abstract

mercury exposure prevalence in riverside children and adolescents was considered worrying, with association with fish consumption, adolescence, parasites, and short stature.

Topics & Keywords

Indigenous Health and Education Mercury impact and mitigation studies Child Nutrition and Water Access

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem

Volume 73, Issue suppl 5, pp. e20200100-e20200100

DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0100

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