health assessment for mercury exposure among

Health assessment for mercury exposure among ...

01/10/2000· Health assessment for mercury exposure among schoolchildren residing near a gold processing and refining plant in Apokon, Tagum, Davao del Norte, Philippines Akagi, Hirokatsu Castillo, Erle S.

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Laboratory results showed that total mercury hair samples ranged from 0.278 to 20.393 μg/g while methylmercury hair results were from 0.191 to 18.469 μg/g. Methylmercury in hair showed levels from 45.96 to 99.81%. Total blood mercury levels ranged from 0.757 to 56.88 μg/l while Me Hg blood levels ranged from 1.36 to 46.73 μg/l.

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Health assessment for mercury exposure among ...

Health assessment for mercury exposure among schoolchildren residing near a gold processing and refining plant in Apokon, Tagum, Davao del Norte, Philippines November 2000 Science of The Total ...

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Health assessment for mercury exposure among ...

02/10/2000· Environmental and health exposure assessmentThe study on the health impact of mercury from gold processing/refinery operations among schoolchildren in Apokon, Davao del Norte, was started in March 1996. A cross sectional descriptive analysis was undertaken among a segment of these children with the following materials and methods: 1.

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EXPOSURE TO MERCURY: A MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN

EXPOSURE TO MERCURY: A MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN Mercury is highly toxic to human health, posing a particular threat to the development of the child in utero and early in life. It occurs naturally and exists in various forms: elemental ; inor ganic ; and organic . These forms all have

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Mercury Exposure and Health Impacts among Individuals in ...

21 · 01/07/2014· Health assessment for mercury exposure among schoolchildren residing near a gold processing and refining plant in Apokon, Tagum, Davao del Norte, Philippines. Sci Total Environ 259:31 43 11032133. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar; Alves MF, Fraiji NA, Barbosa AC, De Lima DS, Souza JR, Dorea JG et al.. 2006.

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Mercury Exposure and Health Impacts among Individuals in ...

Mercury Exposure due to ASGM . Much of the available literature regarding mercury exposure among ASGM communities, miners and communities affected by ASGM, examines mercury levels in hair. Hair concentrations correlate with dietary methylmercury intake.8 Other biological matrices where mercury is measured include urine and blood.

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Mercury Exposure Among Residents Of a Building Formerly ...

Mercury Exposure Among Residents Of a Building Formerly Used for Industrial Purposes New Jersey, 1995 . Potential sources of elemental mercury in residential settings include mercury switches, mercury containing devices , and mercury obtained from laboratories, dental offices, or other industrial sources.

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Mercury health risk assessment among petrochemical workers ...

Background: Mercury occurs naturally in environment; thus, retention of fossil fuels used as feedstock in petrochemical plants is commonly found. The purpose of this study was to assess mercury health risks among petrochemical workers. Methods: In all, 188 operators and 30 ofﬁce workers were recruited from 3 petrochemical plants.

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