The effect of selenium co-ingestion on mercury bioaccessibility in contaminated fish of the Amazon region

Mercury (Hg) is a toxic element that contaminates humans by consuming fish with high concentrations due to biomagnification in the food chain. This situation primarily impacts the riverside population in the Amazon region, as fish is their staple food. The interaction between selenium (Se) and Hg is...

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Main Authors: Thais Aparecida Santos Oliveira, Rayke Kerves Silva Dias, Lilian Rodrigues Rosa Souza, Márcia Andreia Mesquita Silva da Veiga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Environmental Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765723001084