Feeding mice with diets containing mercury-contaminated fish flesh from French Guiana: a model for the mercurial intoxication of the Wayana Amerindians
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 2005, 84% of Wayana Amerindians living in the upper marshes of the Maroni River in French Guiana presented a hair mercury concentration exceeding the limit set up by the World Health Organization (10 μg/g). To determine whether th...
Main Authors: | Rossignol Rodrigue, Philippin Jean-Nicolas, Pédron Vanessa, Mormède Cécile, Maury-Brachet Régine, Marighetto Aline, Gonzalez Patrice, Fujimura Masatake, Brèthes Daniel, Bénard Giovani, Bellance Nadège, Bourdineaud Jean-Paul, Rostène William, Sawada Masumi, Laclau Muriel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-10-01
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Series: | Environmental Health |
Online Access: | http://www.ehjournal.net/content/7/1/53 |
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