Metals are ubiquitous in nature, being found in all environmental compartments, and have a
variety of applications in human activities. Metals are transferred by maternal blood to the …

The paper builds on existing literature, highlighting current understanding and identifying
unresolved issues about MeHg exposure, health effects, and risk assessment, and …

Exposure to toxic mercury (Hg) is a growing health hazard throughout the world today.
Recent studies show that mercury exposure may occur in the environment, and increasingly …

Now updated and expanded, People and Nature is a lively, accessible introduction to
environmental anthropology that focuses on the interactions between people, culture, and …

Fish is an important food resource in Amazonian aquatic ecosystems. There is a strong
cultural background regarding fish consumption (fish lore) among indigenous people in the …

BACKGROUND: The direct and close relationship between fish consumption and blood and
hair mercury (Hg) levels is well known, but the influence of fish consumption on inorganic …

Mercury (Hg) is released either naturally in the environment or by anthropogenic activities.
During its global circulation, Hg presents in a diversity of chemical forms and transforms …

Birth weight can be a predictor of maternal health issues related to nutrition and
environmental contaminants. Total hair mercury (HHg) concentration was studied as an …

Environmental Context. Dietary intake of fish and other seafood products is the dominant
source of human exposure to methylmercury, a toxicant that can have serious adverse …

Methylmercury (MeHg) is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant with known
neurodevelopmental effects. In humans, prenatal exposures primarily occur through …