Selenium status and hair mercury levels in riverine children from Rondônia, Amazonia
Rocha, Ariana Vieira; Cardoso, Bárbara Rita; Cominetti, Cristiane; Bueno, Rafael Barofaldi; Bortoli, Maritsa Carla de; Farias, Luciana Aparecida; Favaro, Déborah Inês Teixeira; Camargo, Luís Marcelo Aranha; Cozzolino, Silvia Maria Franciscato.
Nutrition
; 30: 1-6, 2014.
Artículo
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| SES-SP, SESSP-ISPROD, SES-SP, SESSP-ISACERVO | ID: biblio-1064962
Objective:
Riverine communities in Rondônia State are exposed to high selenium (Se) content in their diet because of the high-selenium soils identified in the Amazon. However, the Amazonian population has a high mercury (Hg) exposure because this metal accumulates in the soil. Because children are more vulnerable to Hg toxicity, the aim of this study was to evaluate and correlate Se status and hair Hg levels in riverine children (aged 39 y) living in two different locations in Rondônia State Demarcação area (DA) and Gleba do Rio Preto (GRP)...
Biblioteca responsable:
BR1764.1
Ubicación: BR1764.1; D, Ea, R571s
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