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Toxic and essential trace element concentrations in fish species in the Lower Amazon, Brazil by Albuquerque, Fabio Edir Amaral, Minervino, Antonio Humberto Hamad, Miranda, Marta, Herrero-Latorre, Carlos, Barrêto Júnior, Raimundo Alves, Oliveira, Francisco Leonardo Costa, Sucupira, Maria Claudia Araripe, Ortolani, Enrico Lippi, López-Alonso, Marta

“…The Lower Amazon region (Western Pará, northern Brazil) is greatly affected by mining exploitations (particularly artisanal gold mines) and other industrial…”
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Fish tissues for biomonitoring toxic and essential trace elements in the Lower Amazon by Albuquerque, Fabio Edir Amaral, Herrero-Latorre, Carlos, Miranda, Marta, Barrêto Júnior, Raimundo Alves, Oliveira, Francisco Leonardo Costa, Sucupira, Maria Cláudia Araripe, Ortolani, Enrico Lippi, Minervino, Antonio Humberto Hamad, López-Alonso, Marta

“…Brazilian soils can have high concentrations of toxic elements, mainly mercury (Hg) and arsenic (As), metals also associated with anthropogenic activities…”
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Toxic and essential trace element concentrations in the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium amazonicum in the Lower Amazon, Brazil by Albuquerque, Fabio Edir Amaral, Minervino, Antonio Humberto Hamad, Miranda, Marta, Herrero-Latorre, Carlos, Barrêto Júnior, Raimundo Alves, Oliveira, Francisco Leonardo Costa, Dias, Salatiel Ribeiro, Ortolani, Enrico Lippi, López-Alonso, Marta

“…•Metal in freshwater shrimps does not pose a significant risk for human consumption.•Amazon and Tapajos had different metal accumulation, related with mining…”
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Comparative analysis between mercury levels in fish tissues evaluated using direct mercury analyzer and inductively plasma-coupled mass spectrometer by Nunes Neto, Osvaldo Gato, Dias, Salatiel Ribeiro, Albuquerque, Fábio Edir Amaral, Miranda, Marta, Lopez-Alonso, Marta, Oliveira, Ricardo Bezerra, Pinto, Diana, Minervino, Antonio Humberto Hamad

“…Recent ecotoxicological studies have indicated mercury (Hg) contamination in aquatic ecosystems in the Amazon Basin. Although Hg contamination can be…”
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