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Health risk assessment of mercury exposure from fish consumption in Munduruku Indigenous Communities in the Brazilian Amazon
(MDPI, 2021)
Fish serves as the principal source of animal protein for the indigenous people of the Amazon, ensuring their food and nutritional security. However, gold mining causes mercury (Hg) contamination in fish, and consequently ...
Mercury exposure in Munduruku indigenous communities from Brazilian Amazon: methodological background and an overview of the principal results
(MDPI, 2021)
The Amazonian indigenous peoples depend on natural resources to live, but human activities’ growing impacts threaten their health and livelihoods. Our objectives were to present the principal results of an integrated and ...
Genetic polymorphism of delta aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (Alad) gene and symptoms of chronic mercury exposure in Munduruku Indigenous children within the Brazilian amazon
(MDPI, 2021)
Abstract: Genetic polymorphisms involved in mercury toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics may be
associated with severe mercury toxicity. This study aimed to investigate the impact of an ALAD
polymorphism on chronic mercury ...
An assessment of health outcomes and methylmercury exposure in munduruku indigenous women of childbearing age and their children under 2 years old
(MDPI, 2021)
In line with the 1000-day initiative and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2 and 3, we present a cross-sectional analysis of maternal health, infant nutrition, and methylmercury exposure within hard-to-reach indigenous ...