Environmental and Occupational Health in Brazil

• Other Authors: Marques, Rejane C. (Editor), Dórea, José (Editor), Buralli, Rafael Junqueira (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; vulnerability; drought; health; social determinants; rural population; Brazil; mercury; indigenous; health risk assessment; Munduruku; fish; Brazilian Amazon; mercury exposure; ALAD; genetic polymorphism; neurotoxicity; environmental health; indigenous people; illegal mining activities; methylmercury exposure; Good-Living; mental health; Amerindian people; Brazilian amazon; environmental pollution; cosmopolitics; poverty areas; undernutrition; indigenous populations; intergenerational relations; epidemiologic determinants; gold mining; children health; neurological effects; Amazon; 1000 days; childbearing women; nutrition; vaccine coverage; neurological abnormalities; environmental impacts; illegal mining; acute renal failure; agricultural occupation; death certificates; kidney diseases; mortality; pesticides; contaminated areas; urban residues; urban areas; organochlorine; organophosphorus; pyrethroids; seafood; MSPD; GC-MS/MS; blood; metals; child; environmental exposure; occupational exposure; dust; child health; worker health; probabilistic risk assessment; hazard quotient; Monte Carlo; dietary exposure risk; mitigation measure; food contaminants; organochlorine compounds; DDT; polychlorinated biphenyls; pregnant women; umbilical cord; breast milk; vocational rehabilitation; return to work; work-related musculoskeletal disorders; occupational health; pesticide; poisoning; epidemiology; toxicology; tobacco; farmer; toxic metals; determinants; pregnancy; maternal health; steel industry; endocrine disruptors; PER3 gene polymorphism; chronotypes; environmental contamination; women; breastfeeding; air pollution; health effects; multi-pollutant model; artificial neural network
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Brazil, the largest country in Latin America, is a multicultural country with abundant biodiversity, forests, and water sources. The country has experienced rapid urbanization and industrialization in recent decades, creating considerable social and economic progress. However, countless environmenta...