Mercury (Hg) concentration in fish commercialized in the São Luís fish market (MA) and potential exposure of consumers

Mercury (Hg) concentration in fish commercialized in the São Luís fish market (MA) and potential exposure of consumers

Abstract Fish consumption is the main path of human exposure to Hg and may represent a risk to public health, even with low Hg concentrations in fish, if consumption rates are high. This study quantifies, for the first time, the Hg concentrations in nine most commercialized species in the São Luís (...

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Main Authors: LUIZ D. LACERDA, VICTOR L. MOURA, RAYONE WESLEY S. OLIVEIRA, KEVIN LUIZ C.F. CARMO, JORGE LUIZ S. NUNES, ARLAN S. FREITAS, MOISES F. BEZERRA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2024-04-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Subjects:
Contamination
fish
human exposure
risk assessment
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