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A preliminary study of mercury exposure and blood pressure in the Brazilian Amazon.

Fillion M, Mergler D, Sousa Passos CJ, Larribe F, Lemire M, Guimarães JR.

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Fish consumption and bioindicators of inorganic mercury exposure.

Passos CJ, Mergler D, Lemire M, Fillion M, Guimarães JR.

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Epidemiologic confirmation that fruit consumption influences mercury exposure in riparian communities in the Brazilian Amazon.

Passos CJ, Mergler D, Fillion M, Lemire M, Mertens F, Guimarães JR, Philibert A.

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Hair mercury (signature of fish consumption) and cardiovascular risk in Munduruku and Kayabi Indians of Amazonia.

Dórea JG, de Souza JR, Rodrigues P, Ferrari I, Barbosa AC.

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Hair mercury speciation as a function of gender, age, and body mass index in inhabitants of the Negro River basin, Amazon, Brazil.

Barbosa AC, Jardim W, Dórea JG, Fosberg B, Souza J.

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Quality of life and health perceptions among fish-eating communities of the brazilian Amazon: an ecosystem approach to well-being.

Fillion M, Passos CJ, Lemire M, Fournier B, Mertens F, Guimarães JR, Mergler D.

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Daily mercury intake in fish-eating populations in the Brazilian Amazon.

Passos CJ, Da Silva DS, Lemire M, Fillion M, Guimarães JR, Lucotte M, Mergler D.

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Elevated blood selenium levels in the Brazilian Amazon.

Lemire M, Mergler D, Fillion M, Passos CJ, Guimarães JR, Davidson R, Lucotte M.

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Sequential analysis of hair mercury levels in relation to fish diet of an Amazonian population, Brazil.

Dolbec J, Mergler D, Larribe F, Roulet M, Lebel J, Lucotte M.

Sci Total Environ. 2001 Apr 23;271(1-3):87-97.PMID: 11346043 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Mercury exposure and oxidative stress in communities of the Brazilian Amazon.

Grotto D, Valentini J, Fillion M, Passos CJ, Garcia SC, Mergler D, Barbosa F Jr.

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Temporal variation of blood and hair mercury levels in pregnancy in relation to fish consumption history in a population living along the St. Lawrence River.

Morrissette J, Takser L, St-Amour G, Smargiassi A, Lafond J, Mergler D.

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Gold-mining activities and mercury contamination of native amerindian communities in French Guiana: key role of fish in dietary uptake.

Fréry N, Maury-Brachet R, Maillot E, Deheeger M, de Mérona B, Boudou A.

Environ Health Perspect. 2001 May;109(5):449-56.PMID: 11401755 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Mercury contamination of fish and exposures of an indigenous community in Pará state, Brazil.

da Silva Brabo E, de Oliveira Santos E, de Jesus IM, Mascarenhas AF, de Freitas Faial K.

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Eating tropical fruit reduces mercury exposure from fish consumption in the Brazilian Amazon.

Passos CJ, Mergler D, Gaspar E, Morais S, Lucotte M, Larribe F, Davidson R, de Grosbois S.

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Mercury in hair and in fish consumed by Riparian women of the Rio Negro, Amazon, Brazil.

Dorea J, Barbosa AC, Ferrari I, de Souza JR.

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Mercury and selenium concentrations in hair samples of women in fertile age from Amazon riverside communities.

Pinheiro MC, Müller RC, Sarkis JE, Vieira JL, Oikawa T, Gomes MS, Guimarães GA, do Nascimento JL, Silveira LC.

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Methylmercury exposure affects motor performance of a riverine population of the Tapajós river, Brazilian Amazon.

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Exposure to methylmercury in non-fish-eating people in Sweden.

Lindberg A, Björnberg KA, Vahter M, Berglund M.

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Ecosystem matters: fish consumption, mercury intake and exposure among fluvial lake fish-eaters.

Abdelouahab N, Vanier C, Baldwin M, Garceau S, Lucotte M, Mergler D.

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Mercury in hair as a biomarker of exposure in a coastal Venezuelan population.

Rojas M, Nakamura K, Seijas D, Squiuante G, Pieters MA, Infante S.

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