Organic Mercury Levels among the Yanomama of the Brazilian Amazon Basin
The Catrimani River basin in northern Brazil is the home of the Yanomama and has been the site of renegade gold mining since 1980. Gold-mining operations release inorganic mercury (Hg) into the environment where it is organified and biomagnified in aquatic ecosystems. Ingestion of mercury-contaminat...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Ambio. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 32(2003), 7, Seite 434-439
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Weitere Verfasser: |
Hryhorczuk, Daniel,
Saffirio, Giovanni,
Sinks, Thomas,
Paschal, Daniel C.,
Sorensen, John,
Chen, Edwin H. |
Format: | Online-Aufsatz
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Sprache: | English |
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2003
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Ambio
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Schlagworte: | Biological sciences
Physical sciences
Environmental studies
Business
Social sciences |