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Mercury as a Global Pollutant: Human Health Issues

Fourth International Conference, August 4-8 1996,Hamburg, Germany

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  1. Brian Wheatley
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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Fish Consumption and Methylmercury Exposure in The Amazon

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Mercury contamination in hair of riverine populations of Apiacás Reserve in the Brazilian Amazon

      • Antonio C. Barbosa, Angélica M. Garcia, Jurandir R. de Souza
      Pages 1-8

    3. Fish contamination and human exposure to mercury in Tartarugalzinho River, Amapa State, Northern Amazon, Brazil. A screening approach

      • E. D. Bidone, Z. C. Castilhos, T. J. S. Santos, T. M. C. Souza, L. D. Lacerda
      Pages 9-15

    4. Methylmercury in hair samples from different riverine groups, Amazon, Brazil

      • H. A. Kehrig., O. Malm, H. Akagi
      Pages 17-29

    5. Fish Diet and Mercury Exposure in a Riparian Amazonian Population

      • J. Lebel, M. Roulet, D. Mergler, M. Lucotte, F. Larribe
      Pages 31-44

    6. Follow-up of mercury levels in fish, human hair and urine in the Madeira and Tapajós basins, Amazon, Brazil

      • O. Malm, J. R. D. Guimarães, M. B. Castro, W. R. Bastos, J. P. Viana, F. J. P. Branches et al.
      Pages 45-51

  3. Child Development and Long Term Exposure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
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    2. The Seychelles Child Development Study: Results and New Directions Through Twenty-Nine Months

      • G. J. Myers, P. W. Davidson, C. Cox, C. F. Shamlaye, O. Choisy, E. Cernichiari et al.
      Pages 53-61

    3. Exposure Patterns and Long Term Sequelae on Adults and Children in Two Canadian Indigenous Communities Exposed to Methylmercury

      • Brian Wheatley, Sylvain Paradis, Maryse Lassonde, Marie-France Giguere, Serge Tanguay
      Pages 63-73

  4. Policy and Program Considerations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
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    2. Mercury in Northern Québec: Role of the Mercury Agreement and Status of Research and Monitoring

      • Gaston Chevalier, Charles Dumont, Claude Langlois, Alan Penn
      Pages 75-84

    3. Social and Cultural Impacts of Mercury Pollution on Aboriginal Peoples in Canada

      • Margaret A. Wheatley
      Pages 85-90

  5. Modelling, Risk Assessment and Exposure Estimates

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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    2. Risk Assessment of Mercury in Alta Floresta. Amazon Basin — Brazil

      • S. Hacon, E. R. Rochedo, R. Campos, G. Rosales, L. D. Lacerda
      Pages 91-105

    3. Estimating Risks from Exposure to Methylmercury: Application to First Nations People in Canada

      • Sara Hoover, Ryan Hill, Tom Watson
      Pages 107-118

    4. Estimating Exposure to Methylmercury: Effects of Uncertainties

      • Frederick W. Lipfert
      Pages 119-145

    5. Mercury Contamination Through Fish Consumption: A Model for Predicting and Preventing Hazardous Behaviour on a Community Level

      • Sylvain Paradis, Brian Wheatley, Jane Boswell-Purdy, Denis Bélisle, Maxine Cole, Henry Lickers et al.
      Pages 147-158

    6. Probabilistic Assessment of Regional Mercury Exposure

      • C. Seigneur, P. Pai, M. Gerath, D. Mitchell, G. Hamby, G. Gong et al.
      Pages 159-168

  6. Occupational Exposure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PART 1 FISH CONSUMPTION AND METHYLMERCURY EXPOSURE IN THE AMAZON A. C. BARBOSA, A. M. GARCIA, J. R. DESOUZAI Mercurycontamination inhairofriverine 1-8 populations of Apiacas Reserve in the Brazilian Amazon E. D. BIDONE, Z. C. CASTILHOS, T. J. S. SANTOS, T. M. C. SOUZA and L. D. LACERDA I Fish contamination and human exposure to mercury in Tartarugalzinho River, Amapa State, Northern Amazon, Brazil. A screening approach 9-15 H. A. KEHRIG, O. MALM and H. AKAGI I Methylmercury in hair samples from different riverine groups, Amazon, Brazil 17-29 J. LEBEL, M. ROULET, D. MERGLER, M. LUCOTTE and F. LARRIBE I Fish diet and 31-44 mercury exposure in a riparian Amazonian population O. MALM. , J. R. D. GUIMARAES, M. B. CASTRO, W. R. BASTOS, J. P. VIANA, F. J. P. BRANCHES, E. G. SILVEIRA and W. C. PFEIFFER I Follow-up of mercury levels in fish, human hairand urine in the Madeira and Tapaj6s basins, Amazon, Brazil 45-51 PART 2 CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND LONG TERM EXPOSURE G. J. MYERS, P. W. DAVIDSON, C. COX, C. F. SHAMLAYE, O. CHOISY, E. CERNICHIARI, A. CHOI, J. SLOANE-REEVES, C. AXTELL, P. GAO and T. W. CLARKSON I The Seychelles child development study: Results and new directions through twenty-nine months 53-61 B. WHEATLEY, S. PARADIS, M. LASSONDE, M. -F. GIGUERE and S.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mercury as a Global Pollutant: Human Health Issues

  • Book Subtitle: Fourth International Conference, August 4-8 1996,Hamburg, Germany

  • Editors: Brian Wheatley, Ron Wyzga, Billy M. McCormac

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3975-5

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4679-1Published: 31 July 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5760-8Published: 05 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-3975-5Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 202

  • Topics: Environmental Management, Public Health, Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine

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