Mercury and methylmercury concentration assessment in children's hair from Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil
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Resumo: | The present study evaluated Hg and MeHg content in hair samples of 201 children 2 to 7 years old, living in six neighborhoods of the city of Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil. In general, the total Hg and MeHg median ranges in hair were similar (0.91 to 1.71 mg kg-1) except for the São Jose neighborhood, which was lower (0.16 mg kg-1). De spite the fact that the Manaus population consumes fish as part of the normal dietary intake, the Hg hair levels were below the level for an adult population not exposed to mercury (2.0 mg kg-1). These data were compared to demographic, socioeconomic information and eating habits of the families that took part in the study. The results were also compared to other published data from the Amazon region, other regions of Brazil and other countries. Future studies to set Hg and MeHg levels in hair of children in Brazil should take into account and assess the diversity of the country, mainly in terms of eating habits, socio-economic and cultural aspects. |
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Mercury and methylmercury concentration assessment in children's hair from Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazilmercurymethylmercurychildren's hairAmazon regionThe present study evaluated Hg and MeHg content in hair samples of 201 children 2 to 7 years old, living in six neighborhoods of the city of Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil. In general, the total Hg and MeHg median ranges in hair were similar (0.91 to 1.71 mg kg-1) except for the São Jose neighborhood, which was lower (0.16 mg kg-1). De spite the fact that the Manaus population consumes fish as part of the normal dietary intake, the Hg hair levels were below the level for an adult population not exposed to mercury (2.0 mg kg-1). These data were compared to demographic, socioeconomic information and eating habits of the families that took part in the study. The results were also compared to other published data from the Amazon region, other regions of Brazil and other countries. Future studies to set Hg and MeHg levels in hair of children in Brazil should take into account and assess the diversity of the country, mainly in terms of eating habits, socio-economic and cultural aspects.Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia2012-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672012000200015Acta Amazonica v.42 n.2 2012reponame:Acta Amazonicainstname:Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)instacron:INPA10.1590/S0044-59672012000200015info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFarias,Luciana A.Fávaro,Déborah I. T.Pessoa,ArtemizaAguiar,Jaime P. L.Yuyama,Lúcia K. O.eng2012-03-06T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0044-59672012000200015Revistahttps://acta.inpa.gov.br/PUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpacta@inpa.gov.br||acta@inpa.gov.br1809-43920044-5967opendoar:2012-03-06T00:00Acta Amazonica - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (INPA)false |
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Mercury and methylmercury concentration assessment in children's hair from Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil |
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Mercury and methylmercury concentration assessment in children's hair from Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil |
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Mercury and methylmercury concentration assessment in children's hair from Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil Farias,Luciana A. mercury methylmercury children's hair Amazon region |
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Mercury and methylmercury concentration assessment in children's hair from Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil |
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Mercury and methylmercury concentration assessment in children's hair from Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil |
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Mercury and methylmercury concentration assessment in children's hair from Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil |
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Mercury and methylmercury concentration assessment in children's hair from Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil |
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Mercury and methylmercury concentration assessment in children's hair from Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil |
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Farias,Luciana A. |
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Farias,Luciana A. Fávaro,Déborah I. T. Pessoa,Artemiza Aguiar,Jaime P. L. Yuyama,Lúcia K. O. |
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Fávaro,Déborah I. T. Pessoa,Artemiza Aguiar,Jaime P. L. Yuyama,Lúcia K. O. |
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Farias,Luciana A. Fávaro,Déborah I. T. Pessoa,Artemiza Aguiar,Jaime P. L. Yuyama,Lúcia K. O. |
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mercury methylmercury children's hair Amazon region |
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mercury methylmercury children's hair Amazon region |
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The present study evaluated Hg and MeHg content in hair samples of 201 children 2 to 7 years old, living in six neighborhoods of the city of Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil. In general, the total Hg and MeHg median ranges in hair were similar (0.91 to 1.71 mg kg-1) except for the São Jose neighborhood, which was lower (0.16 mg kg-1). De spite the fact that the Manaus population consumes fish as part of the normal dietary intake, the Hg hair levels were below the level for an adult population not exposed to mercury (2.0 mg kg-1). These data were compared to demographic, socioeconomic information and eating habits of the families that took part in the study. The results were also compared to other published data from the Amazon region, other regions of Brazil and other countries. Future studies to set Hg and MeHg levels in hair of children in Brazil should take into account and assess the diversity of the country, mainly in terms of eating habits, socio-economic and cultural aspects. |
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