Author | Hacon, Sandra S. | pt_BR |
Author | Dórea, José G. | pt_BR |
Author | Fonseca, Márlon de F. | pt_BR |
Author | Oliveira, Beatriz A. | pt_BR |
Author | Mourão, Dennys S. | pt_BR |
Author | Ruiz, Claudia M. V. | pt_BR |
Author | Gonçalves, Rodrigo A. | pt_BR |
Author | Mariani, Carolina F. | pt_BR |
Author | Bastos, Wanderley R. | pt_BR |
Access date | 2014-10-07T19:31:39Z | |
Available date | 2014-10-07T19:31:39Z | |
Document date | 2014 | pt_BR |
Citation | HACON, Sandra S. et al. The influence of changes in lifestyle and mercury exposure in riverine populations of the madeira river (Amazon Basin) near a hydroelectric project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Basel, v. 11, n. 3, p. 2437-2455, Feb. 2014. | pt_BR |
ISSN | 1661-7827 | |
URI | https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/8528 | |
Language | eng | pt_BR |
Publisher | MDPI | pt_BR |
Rights | open access | pt_BR |
Title | The influence of changes in lifestyle and mercury exposure in riverine populations of the madeira river (Amazon basin) near a hydroelectric project | pt_BR |
Type | Article | pt_BR |
DOI | 10.3390/ijerph110302437 | pt_BR |
Abstract | In the Amazon Basin, naturally occurring methylmercury bioaccumulates in fish, which is a key source of protein consumed by riverine populations. The hydroelectric power-plant project at Santo Antônio Falls allows us to compare the Hg exposure of riverine populations sparsely distributed on both sides of the Madeira river before the area is to be flooded. From 2009 to 2011, we concluded a population survey of the area (N = 2,008; representing circa 80% of community residents) that estimated fish consumption and mercury exposure of riverine populations with different degrees of lifestyle related to fish consumption. Fish samples from the Madeira river (N = 1,615) and 110 species were analyzed for Hg. Hair-Hg was significantly lower (p < 0.001) in less isolated communities near to the capital of Porto Velho (median 2.32 ppm) than in subsistence communities in the Cuniã Lake, 180 km from Porto Velho city (median 6.3 ppm). Fish Hg concentrations ranged from 0.01 to 6.06 μg/g, depending on fish size and feeding behavior. Currently available fish in the Madeira river show a wide variability in Hg concentrations. Despite cultural similarities, riparians showed hair-Hg distribution patterns that reflect changes in fish-eating habits driven by subsistence characteristics. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade de Brasília. Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde. Brasília, DF, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Fernandes Figueira. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Laboratório de Química da Pontifícia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. Laboratório de Química da Pontifícia. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Santo Antônio Energia. Porto Velho, RO, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Affilliation | Universidade Federal de Rondônia. Laboratório de Biogeoquímica Ambiental Wolfgang C. Pfeiffer. Porto Velho, RO, Brasil. | pt_BR |
Subject | Mercury in Hair | pt_BR |
Subject | Fish Intake | pt_BR |
Subject | Riverine Communities | pt_BR |
Subject | Amazon Basin | pt_BR |
DeCS | Mercúrio | pt_BR |
DeCS | Peixes | pt_BR |
DeCS | Ecossistema Amazônico | pt_BR |