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Table 7 Hair mercury levels in the Tapajós River Basin, Adults

From: Hair mercury levels in Amazonian populations: spatial distribution and trends

Study

Location

N

Hg mean μg/g

(median) [SD]

Range μg/g

> 10 μg/ga

Fish

consumption

Amorim et al. 2000

Brasília Legal

98

(13.5)

0.6-71.8

>50%

 
 

   Women

 

(10.8)

   
 

   Men

 

(17.1)

   

Dolbec et al. 2000

Cametá

68

10.8 (9.0) [6.1]

  

61.8% of total meals

 

   Women

41

9.9 (8.0) [5.6]

 

>25%

 
 

   Men

27

12.2 (10.8) [6.8]

 

>50%

 

Fillion et al. 2006

São Luís do Tapajós,

Nova Canaã, Santo Antônio,

Mussum, Vista Alegre and Açaituba

251

17.8

0.2-77.2

69.7%

6.8 meals/week

Lebel et al. 1997

Brasília Legal

96

(12.9)

 

>50%

 
 

   Women

 

(11.2)

  

44.7% of total meals

 

   Men

 

(15.7)

  

43.9% of total meals

Lebel et al. 1998

Brasília Legal

     
 

   Men

34

14.3 [9.4]

   
 

   Women

46

12.6 [7.0]

   

Passos et al. 2007

SLTapajós, Nova Canaã,

Santo Antônio, Ipaupixuna, Novo Paraíso,

Teça, Timbu, Açaituba, Campo Alegre,

Samauma, Mussum, Vista Alegre and Santa Cruz

457

16.8 (15.7) [10.3]

0.2-58.3

>50%

6.6 meals/week

Pinheiro et al. 2006

São Luís do Tapajós

32

≈ 15.0

   
 

Barreiras

37

≈ 15.5

   

Silva et al. 2004

Vila do Tabatinga

98

(6.4)

1.2-17.0

  
  1. aPercentage of the population with hair mercury levels higher than 10 μg/g.