RESUMO
Human hair samples from male and female people aged 6-85 years, as well as muscle of crabs (Callinectes sapidus and Callinectes bocourti) were collected from different fishing places along the Caribbean coastal shoreline of Colombia and analyzed for total mercury (T-Hg) in order to establish the impact of mercury-polluted sediments in Cartagena bay on the ecosystem. Hair T-Hg in inhabitants varied between 0.1 and 21.8 microg/g, with average and median of 1.52 microg/g and 1.1 microg/g, respectively. Differences between sampling locations were significant (P<0.01) and median values decreased in the order: Caño del Oro (1.5 microg/g)Assuntos
Exposição Ambiental/análise
, Poluentes Ambientais/análise
, Mercúrio/análise
, Adolescente
, Adulto
, Idoso
, Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais
, Animais
, Braquiúros
, Criança
, Colômbia
, Feminino
, Geografia
, Cabelo/química
, Humanos
, Masculino
, Pessoa de Meia-Idade
, Músculos/química