Feeding mice with diets containing mercury-contaminated fish flesh from French Guiana: a model for the mercurial intoxication of the Wayana Amerindians

• Main Authors: Rossignol Rodrigue (Author), Philippin Jean-Nicolas (Author), Pédron Vanessa (Author), Mormède Cécile (Author), Maury-Brachet Régine (Author), Marighetto Aline (Author), Gonzalez Patrice (Author), Fujimura Masatake (Author), Brèthes Daniel (Author), Bénard Giovani (Author), Bellance Nadège (Author), Bourdineaud Jean-Paul (Author), Rostène William (Author), Sawada Masumi (Author), Laclau Muriel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 2005, 84% of Wayana Amerindians living in the upper marshes of the Maroni River in French Guiana presented a hair mercury concentration exceeding the limit set up by the World Health Organization (10 μg/g). To determine whether th...