Dietary human exposure to mercury in two artisanal small-scale gold mining communities of northwestern Colombia

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the largest anthropogenic source of mercury pollution worldwide, posing a grave threat to human health. The present study identifies current levels of mercury in the human population from mining areas of the Chocó Department, Colombia

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Salazar Camacho, Carlos, Salas Moreno, Manuel, Siday, Marrugo Madrida, José, Marrugo Negretea, Sergi, Díez
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad Tecnológica del Chocó Diego Luis Córdoba
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional UTCH
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorioinstitucionalutch.info:20.500.12912/43
Acceso en línea:http://repositorioinstitucionalutch.info:8080/jspui/handle/20.500.12912/43
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2017.06.011
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Methylmercury
Chocó department
Fish consumption
Gold mining
Descripción
Sumario:Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the largest anthropogenic source of mercury pollution worldwide, posing a grave threat to human health. The present study identifies current levels of mercury in the human population from mining areas of the Chocó Department, Colombia