Human exposure to mercury is a major public health concern, causing neurological
outcomes such as motor and visual impairment and learning disabilities. Currently, human …

This paper presents a review about mercury contamination and human exposure in the
Tapajós River basin (Brazil), one of the major tributaries of the Amazon impacted by …

The Tenth Edition of Hunter's Diseases of Occupations has been fully revised and updated,
presenting all practitioners considering an occupational cause for a patient's condition with …

This study assessed total mercury (THg) and methyl mercury (MeHg) concentrations,
bioaccumulation and biomagnification of THg through the food web in fishes consumed by …

Many studies have assessed mercury (Hg) exposure in the Amazonian population. This
article performs a literature search of the studies that used hair as a biomarker of Hg …

Human exposure to mercury is a serious problem of public health in Amazon. As in other
vulnerable populations throughout the world, Amazonian riverine populations are …

Human intoxication after mercury exposure is a rare condition that can cause severe
damage to the central nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, gastrointestinal, skin, and …

Since the 1960s, Grassy Narrows First Nation (Ontario, Canada) has been exposed to
methyl mercury (Hg) through fish consumption, resulting from industrial pollution of their …

The present study investigated the visual perimetry and color vision of two Amazonian
populations differently exposed to mercury. Ten riverines environmentally exposed to …

Heavy metal contamination in wheat not only endangers human health, but also causes
crop quality degradation, leads to economic losses and affects social stability. Therefore, this …