Amazon Riparian People’s Exposure to Legacy Organochlorine Pesticides and Methylmercury from Catfish (Ageneiosus brevifilis) Intake

Amazon Riparian People’s Exposure to Legacy Organochlorine Pesticides and Methylmercury from Catfish (Ageneiosus brevifilis) Intake

<p class="orbitalabstract">The worldwide massive use of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and mercury (Hg) is taken as an environmental threat due to their high toxicity, potential for long-range transport, bioaccumulation and persistence. Both, OCPs and Hg, were widely used in the Br...

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Main Authors: Yago Souza Guida, Adan Santos Lino, Raquel Capella Gaspar Nepomuceno, Rodrigo Ornellas Meire, João Paulo Machado Torres, Olaf Malm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul 2018-06-01
Series:Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry
Subjects:
estimated daily intake
organohalogen contaminants
persistent organic pollutants
risk assessment
Online Access:http://orbital.ufms.br/index.php/Chemistry/article/view/1071

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