Methylmercury exposure in a subsistence fishing community in Lake Chapala, Mexico: an ecological approach

• Main Authors: Abercrombie Mary I (Author), Landrigan Philip J (Author), Cortes Juanita E (Author), Trasande Leonardo (Author), Bopp Richard F (Author), Cifuentes Enrique (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Elevated concentrations of mercury have been documented in fish in Lake Chapala in central Mexico, an area that is home to a large subsistence fishing community. However, neither the extent of human mercury exposure nor its sources a...