Mercury and health in Madre de Dios, Peru

Mercury is an essential element for extracting gold from river beds in illegal gold mining in Madre de Dios Region in Peru. Water pollution by mercury has become a very serious public health problem for this area, because of the dissemination of this metal in the food chain and being humans the fina...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Osores Plenge, Fernando, Grández Urbina, J. Antonio, Fernández Luque, Jorge L.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Perú
Institución:Colegio Médico del Perú
Repositorio:Acta Médica Peruana
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:amp.cmp.org.pe:article/1422
Acceso en línea:https://amp.cmp.org.pe/index.php/AMP/article/view/1422
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mercurio
Madre de Dios
intoxicación por mercurio
Mercury
mercury poisoning
Descripción
Sumario:Mercury is an essential element for extracting gold from river beds in illegal gold mining in Madre de Dios Region in Peru. Water pollution by mercury has become a very serious public health problem for this area, because of the dissemination of this metal in the food chain and being humans the final destination of mercury. Exposure to this element in pregnant women may lead to chronic mercury poisoning, and fetuses and embryos may become irreversibly affected, with the occurrence of congenital neurological disorders.