Mercury threatens human health in Brazil

Science. 2022 Sep 23;377(6613):1392. doi: 10.1126/science.ade7525. Epub 2022 Sep 22.

Authors

Masoud Negahdary¹, Berlane Gomes Santos¹, Lúcio Angnes¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-000, Brazil.

PMID: 36137042
DOI: 10.1126/science.ade7525

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
Brazil
Child
Environmental Exposure
Environmental Monitoring
Fishes
Food Chain*
Gold
Humans
Mercury* / analysis
Mercury* / toxicity
Mining
Rivers* / chemistry
Water Pollutants, Chemical* / analysis
Water Pollutants, Chemical* / toxicity

Substances

Water Pollutants, Chemical
Gold
Mercury