Results: 25

Mercurio y trastornos del neurodesarrollo en niños: una revisión sistemática

Arch. argent. pediatr; 121 (5), 2023
El mercurio es un metal tóxico que puede atravesar la placenta y la barrera hematoencefálica, y causar la interrupción de varios procesos celulares. Estudios han investigado la exposición al mercurio y trastornos en el neurodesarrollo, por lo que se requiere un análisis crítico y riguroso de esta e...

The cost of gold: Mercury contamination of fishes in a Neotropical river food web

Neotrop. ichthyol; 19 (3), 2021
In South America, mercury contamination due to gold mining operations is a threat to both biodiversity and human health. We examined mercury (Hg) concentrations in fishes that constitute important subsistence fisheries from mined and non-mined tributaries in the middle Mazaruni River, Guyana. Mercury con...

Total mercury in wild felids occurring in protected areas in the central Brazilian Amazon

Acta amaz; 50 (2), 2020
This is the first study to investigate mercury (Hg) contamination in felid species in the Brazilian Amazon. We collected 26 fur samples from wild felids of four species (Puma concolor, Panthera onca, Leopardus pardalis and Leopardus wiedii) occurring in the Mamirauá and Amanã sustainable development re...

La amalgama dental en el futuro
Dental amalgam in the future

Las convenciones internacionales relacionadas con las posibles consecuencias ambientales del empleo del mercurio a las que ha adherido la República Argentina llevan a la paulatina desaparición de la posibilidad del empleo de este elemento. Consecuentemente, se genera la necesidad de reducir y, en últi...

Effects of Chronic Exposure to Mercury on Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Activity and Oxidative Stress in Normotensive and Hypertensive Rats

Arq. bras. cardiol; 112 (4), 2019
Abstract Background: Mercury's deleterious effects are associated with increased cardiovascular risk. Objective: To determine whether chronic exposure to inorganic mercury increases the activity of angiotensin-converting enzyme and its relationship with oxidative stress in several organs and tissues. ...

Inyección intravenosa de mercurio metálico en un pie
Intravenous injection of metallic mercury in a foot

Medicina (B.Aires); 78 (3), 2018

Assessment of mercury contamination in Brycon falcatus (Characiformes: Bryconidae) and human health risk by consumption of this fish from the Teles Pires River, Southern Amazonia

Neotrop. ichthyol; 16 (1), 2018
Brycon falcatus is one of the most highly consumed species of fish within the region in the Teles Pires basin, and has great commercial importance in sport and professional artisanal fishing. The objective of this study was to analyze the presence and concentration of total mercury (THg) in the muscle, l...

Evaluación de los Niveles de Mercurio en Productos Pesqueros en Costa Rica, Durante 2003-2013, como insumo para recomendar una ingesta semanal tolerable

ResumenLos peces y mariscos pueden acumular mercurio en sus tejidos. En este trabajo se establecen recomendaciones de consumo de productos pesqueros para los residentes de Costa Rica, a partir de la evaluación de los niveles de mercurio en pescados y mariscos analizados durante los años 2003-2013.Objet...

Cooking process evaluation on mercury content in fish

Acta amaz; 40 (4), 2010
This study evaluated different cooking processes (roasted, cooked and fried) on total mercury (Hg) content in fish species most consumed by Manaus residents and surrounding communities, Amazon region. The results obtained for total Hg in natura and after the three types of preparation (roasted, cooked an...