Mercury in Amazonian fish from Madeira River basin, Rondonia state, Brazil

dc.contributor.authorGali, PAS
dc.contributor.authorBonotto, Daniel Marcos [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorda Silveira, E. G.
dc.contributor.authorBastos, W. R.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T14:17:11Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T14:17:11Z
dc.date.issued2005-01-01
dc.description.abstractThis investigation was carried out at the Madeira River basin, located in the state of Rondonia, Brazilian Amazon. Fish from Madeira, Jaciparana, and Jamari rivers between 7 and 11 degrees parallels south and between 62 and 65 degrees meridians west in Rondonia state, Brazil, were sampled and chemically analyzed for mercury in order to evaluate if the inputs of this metal into the food-chain is occurring in levels reaching values above those recommended by the World Health Organization. This is because such an element is very dangerous when ingested by humans and its presence was extensively identified some years ago in the area, since it was utilized as an amalgam in processes for recovering alluvial gold.en
dc.description.affiliationUNESP, Inst Geociencias & Ciências Exatas, Dept Petrol & Metalogenia, Rio Claro, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUNESP, Inst Geociencias & Ciências Exatas, Dept Petrol & Metalogenia, Rio Claro, Brazil
dc.format.extent253-262
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2495/EHR050261
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Health Risk Iii. Southampton: Wit Press, v. 9, p. 253-262, 2005.
dc.identifier.doi10.2495/EHR050261
dc.identifier.issn1743-3525
dc.identifier.lattes7430102726026121
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/25152
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000235839200026
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWit Press
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Health Risk Iii
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,102
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectmercurypt
dc.subjectfishpt
dc.subjectstatistical distributionpt
dc.subjectMadeira River basinpt
dc.subjecthealth hazardpt
dc.titleMercury in Amazonian fish from Madeira River basin, Rondonia state, Brazilen
dc.typeTrabalho apresentado em evento
dcterms.licensehttp://journals.witpress.com/faq.asp
dcterms.rightsHolderWit Press
unesp.author.lattes7430102726026121
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas, Rio Claropt

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