High concentrations of toxic metals in water consumed by the Maxakali indigenous community in Brazil
The Maxakali is the second largest indigenous population in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil; and parasitic diseases are its main cause of death. Problems related to the quality of water consumed by this population, added to the absence of public sanitation services, aggravate the risk of illnesses...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi)
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Revista Ambiente & Água |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-993X2019000100311&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en |