An overview of mercury contamination research in the Amazon basin with an emphasis on Brazil Uma revisão das pesquisas sobre contaminação por mercúrio na Amazônia com ênfase no território brasileiro

• Main Authors: Sandra Hacon (Author), Paulo R. G. Barrocas (Author), Ana Claudia S. de Vasconcellos (Author), Christovam Barcellos (Author), Julio César Wasserman (Author), Reinaldo C. Campos (Author), Cíntia Ribeiro (Author), Flávia B. Azevedo-Carloni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This article provides an overview of research on mercury contamination in the Amazon Basin and its evolution from 1990 to 2005. The assessment was based on an extensive and systematic review using bibliographic databases available online and a review of projects by research groups. Brazilian researc...