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Ecotoxicology ; 33(4-5): 325-396, 2024 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38683471

RESUMO

An important provision of the Minamata Convention on Mercury is to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the adopted measures and its implementation. Here, we describe for the first time currently available biotic mercury (Hg) data on a global scale to improve the understanding of global efforts to reduce the impact of Hg pollution on people and the environment. Data from the peer-reviewed literature were compiled in the Global Biotic Mercury Synthesis (GBMS) database (>550,000 data points). These data provide a foundation for establishing a biomonitoring framework needed to track Hg concentrations in biota globally. We describe Hg exposure in the taxa identified by the Minamata Convention: fish, sea turtles, birds, and marine mammals. Based on the GBMS database, Hg concentrations are presented at relevant geographic scales for continents and oceanic basins. We identify some effective regional templates for monitoring methylmercury (MeHg) availability in the environment, but overall illustrate that there is a general lack of regional biomonitoring initiatives around the world, especially in Africa, Australia, Indo-Pacific, Middle East, and South Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Temporal trend data for Hg in biota are generally limited. Ecologically sensitive sites (where biota have above average MeHg tissue concentrations) have been identified throughout the world. Efforts to model and quantify ecosystem sensitivity locally, regionally, and globally could help establish effective and efficient biomonitoring programs. We present a framework for a global Hg biomonitoring network that includes a three-step continental and oceanic approach to integrate existing biomonitoring efforts and prioritize filling regional data gaps linked with key Hg sources. We describe a standardized approach that builds on an evidence-based evaluation to assess the Minamata Convention's progress to reduce the impact of global Hg pollution on people and the environment.


Assuntos
Monitoramento Biológico , Monitoramento Ambiental , Mercúrio , Mercúrio/análise , Monitoramento Biológico/métodos , Animais , Monitoramento Ambiental/métodos , Biota , Poluentes Químicos da Água/análise , Aves , Compostos de Metilmercúrio/análise , Peixes/metabolismo
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Sci Total Environ ; 841: 156566, 2022 Oct 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35697218

RESUMO

Arctic Indigenous Peoples are among the most exposed humans when it comes to foodborne mercury (Hg). In response, Hg monitoring and research have been on-going in the circumpolar Arctic since about 1991; this work has been mainly possible through the involvement of Arctic Indigenous Peoples. The present overview was initially conducted in the context of a broader assessment of Hg research organized by the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme. This article provides examples of Indigenous Peoples' contributions to Hg monitoring and research in the Arctic, and discusses approaches that could be used, and improved upon, when carrying out future activities. Over 40 mercury projects conducted with/by Indigenous Peoples are identified for different circumpolar regions including the U.S., Canada, Greenland, Sweden, Finland, and Russia as well as instances where Indigenous Knowledge contributed to the understanding of Hg contamination in the Arctic. Perspectives and visions of future Hg research as well as recommendations are presented. The establishment of collaborative processes and partnership/co-production approaches with scientists and Indigenous Peoples, using good communication practices and transparency in research activities, are key to the success of research and monitoring activities in the Arctic. Sustainable funding for community-driven monitoring and research programs in Arctic countries would be beneficial and assist in developing more research/monitoring capacity and would promote a more holistic approach to understanding Hg in the Arctic. These activities should be well connected to circumpolar/international initiatives to ensure broader availability of the information and uptake in policy development.


Assuntos
Mercúrio , Regiões Árticas , Canadá , Groenlândia , Humanos , Povos Indígenas
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PLoS One ; 9(3): e90351, 2014.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24598815

RESUMO

Indigenous communities in Boreal environments rely on locally-harvested wild foods for sustenance. These foods provide many nutritional benefits including higher levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs; such as ω-3) than what is commonly found in store-bought foods. However, wild foods can be a route of exposure to dietary mercury and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Here, we show a strong association between the frequency of wild food consumption in adults (N=72) from two remote First Nations communities of Northern Ontario and environmental contaminants in blood (POPs) and hair (mercury). We observed that POPs and mercury were on average 3.5 times higher among those consuming wild foods more often, with many frequent wild food consumers exceeding Canadian and international health guidelines for PCB and mercury exposures. Contaminants in locally-harvested fish and game from these communities were sufficiently high that many participants exceeded the monthly consumption limits for methylmercury and PCBs. Those consuming more wild foods also had higher proportions of potentially beneficial ω-3 fatty acids including eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). These results show that the benefits of traditional dietary choices in Boreal regions of Canada must be weighed against the inherent risks of contaminant exposure from these foods.


Assuntos
Ácidos Docosa-Hexaenoicos/metabolismo , Ácido Eicosapentaenoico/metabolismo , Poluentes Ambientais , Indígenas Norte-Americanos , Carne/análise , Compostos de Metilmercúrio , Bifenilos Policlorados , Adolescente , Adulto , Animais , Animais Selvagens , Patos , Feminino , Peixes , Gansos , Cabelo/metabolismo , Humanos , Masculino , Concentração Máxima Permitida , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Ontário , Fosfolipídeos/sangue , Coelhos , Medição de Risco , Roedores , Adulto Jovem
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PLoS One ; 7(7): e39931, 2012.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22768323

RESUMO

In vitro and animal studies report that some persistent organic pollutants (POPs) trigger the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines. Whether POP exposure is associated with a dysregulation of cytokine response remains to be investigated in humans. We studied the strength of association between plasma POP levels and circulating cytokines as immune activation markers. Plasma levels of fourteen POPs and thirteen cytokines were measured in 39 Caucasians from a comparator sample in Québec City (Canada) and 72 First Nations individuals from two northern communities of Ontario (Canada). Caucasians showed significantly higher levels of organochlorine insecticides (ß-HCH, p,p'-DDE and HCB) compared to First Nations. Conversely, First Nations showed higher levels of Mirex, Aroclor 1260, PCB 153, PCB 170, PCB 180 and PCB 187 compared to Caucasians. While there was no difference in cytokine levels of IL-4, IL-6, IL-10 and IL-22 between groups, First Nations had significantly greater average levels of IFNγ, IL-1ß, IL-2, IL-5, IL-8, IL-12p70, IL-17A, TNFα and TNFß levels compared to Caucasians. Among candidate predictor variables (age, body mass index, insulin resistance and POP levels), high levels of PCBs were the only predictor accounting for a small but significant effect of observed variance (∼7%) in cytokine levels. Overall, a weak but significant association is detected between persistent organochlorine pollutant exposure and elevated cytokine levels. This finding augments the already existing information that environmental pollution is related to inflammation, a common feature of several metabolic disorders that are known to be especially prevalent in Canada's remote First Nations communities.


Assuntos
Citocinas/sangue , Exposição Ambiental/efeitos adversos , Substâncias Perigosas/efeitos adversos , Inseticidas/efeitos adversos , Doenças Metabólicas/sangue , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Inflamação/sangue , Inflamação/induzido quimicamente , Masculino , Doenças Metabólicas/induzido quimicamente , Doenças Metabólicas/epidemiologia , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Ontário/epidemiologia , População Branca
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J Obes ; 2011: 267509, 2011.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21603265

RESUMO

Objective. To assess the prevalence rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes in adults from two First Nations communities in northwestern Ontario, Canada. Methods. Body weight, height, and waist circumference as well as fasting and postprandial glucose levels following an oral glucose tolerance test were measured in 31 men and 41 women. Results. The mean age of the sample was 43 ± 13 y. The prevalence of obesity was 65.3% and was comparable between men and women. 90.3% of the individuals presented waist circumference levels greater than the thresholds associated with an increased risk of developing health problems. 26 of the 72 individuals (36.1%) were found to be type 2 diabetic. The prevalence of diabetes was not different between men and women. Conclusion. Using objective measurements, this study confirms that First Nations adults from remote communities of Canada continue to experience a disproportionately higher prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes than nonaboriginal Canadians.

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Sci Total Environ ; 407(6): 1977-89, 2009 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19162299

RESUMO

Several recent studies have highlighted the importance of salmon as a means to deliver biomagnifying contaminants to nursery lakes. There is a lack of studies, however, which demonstrate empirically how this source has varied through time. This is of great significance because past salmon-derived contaminant loading was potentially greater than it is today. By analyzing radiometrically dated sediment cores collected from ten lakes in Alaska and British Columbia (B.C.), we relate historical numbers of sockeye salmon spawners to SigmaPCB concentrations and delta(15)N values (a paleolimnological proxy for past salmon-derived nitrogen) in the sediments. The results confirm that sockeye salmon have provided an important route for PCBs to enter the lakes in the past, a finding that is especially evident when the data of all lakes are pooled. Significant relationships between sockeye salmon numbers and delta(15)N, as well as SigmaPCB concentrations and delta(15)N in sediments, were also found. However, it is difficult to establish relationships between salmon numbers, SigmaPCBs and delta(15)N in individual lakes. This may be due to a number of factors which may influence contaminant loadings to the lakes. The factors include: a) changing salmon contaminant loads over time resulting from a lag in the upper ocean reservoir and/or changing salmon feeding locations; b) greater importance of atmospheric transport in lakes with relatively low salmon returns; and c) increased PCB scavenging due to higher algae productivity in the lakes in recent years.


Assuntos
Sedimentos Geológicos/química , Bifenilos Policlorados/análise , Salmão/metabolismo , Poluentes Químicos da Água/análise , Alaska , Animais , Colúmbia Britânica , Isótopos de Carbono/análise , Espectrometria de Massas , Isótopos de Nitrogênio/análise , Bifenilos Policlorados/farmacocinética , Análise de Regressão , Poluentes Químicos da Água/farmacocinética
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Environ Toxicol Chem ; 26(6): 1100-8, 2007 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17571673

RESUMO

Many have demonstrated that anadromous Pacific salmon are significant vectors of nutrients from the ocean to freshwaters. Recently. however, it has been recognized that salmon spawners also input significant quantities of contaminants. The objectives of this paper are to delineate the extent to which salmon-derived nutrients are integrated into the freshwater food web using delta(15)N and delta(13)C and to assess the influence of the salmon pathway in the accumulation of contaminants in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). We found that the delta(15)N and delta(13)C of food web components were related positively and significantly to sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawner density. Contaminant concentrations in rainbow trout also positively and significantly were related to sockeye salmon spawner density. These data suggest that the anadromous salmon nutrient and contaminant pathways are related and significantly impact the contaminant burden of resident fish.


Assuntos
Cadeia Alimentar , Poluentes Químicos da Água/análise , Animais , Reprodução , Salmão/fisiologia
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Environ Sci Technol ; 39(18): 7020-6, 2005 Sep 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16201625

RESUMO

Fourteen sediment cores were collected from 10 lakes spanning a large gradient of sockeye salmon returns (0-40 000 spawners km(-2)) in Alaska and British Columbia in 1995-98 and 2002/03. The cores were analyzed for 210Pb to determine sedimentation rates and focusing factors. Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) concentrations in the surface sediments (0-2 cm) were highly correlated with the number of sockeye salmon returns to each nursery lake. For 2002/03, the correlation between PCB concentration and number of salmon spawners was best with no correction factors applied, but decreased considerably when corrected for sedimentation rates, and was improved again by correcting for sediment focusing. Although sigmaPCB concentrations were similar in 1995-98 and 2002/03, the congener patterns varied. Because salmon are the dominant source of PCBs for most of these lakes, variation in sediment congener pattern likely derives from variation in congener patterns carried by the salmon. Overall, total PCB input by salmon has remained relatively constant since 1995. Unlike temperate Great Lakes contaminant studies, the North American west-coast lakes dominated by salmon bio-transport showed no sign of recent decrease in PCBs.


Assuntos
Monitoramento Ambiental/métodos , Sedimentos Geológicos/análise , Bifenilos Policlorados/análise , Poluentes do Solo , Alaska , Animais , Colúmbia Britânica , Ecossistema , Meio Ambiente , Poluentes Ambientais/análise , Peixes , Cadeia Alimentar , Radioisótopos de Chumbo/análise , Bifenil Polibromatos , Salmão , Fatores de Tempo , Poluentes Químicos da Água/análise
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