Trace element levels in whole blood of riparian villagers of the Brazilian Amazon

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 407; no. 13; pp. 4168 - 4173
• Main Authors: Rodrigues, Jairo Lisboa, Batista, Bruno Lemos, Fillion, Myriam, Passos, Carlos J.S., Mergler, Donna, Barbosa, Fernando
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 15.06.2009; [Amsterdam; New York]: Elsevier Science; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; age; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amazonia; Biological and medical sciences; blood; blood chemistry; Brazil; chemical concentration; Female; Food toxicology; gender differences; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; nutrition monitoring; nutritional status; Pisces; riparian areas; Rural Population; Toxicology; trace elements; Trace Elements - blood; villages; Young Adult; Brazil; Amazonia; South America; Amazon Basin; America; South America, Amazonia, Amazon R; South America, Amazon R; Human; Dietary tradition; Edible species; Interaction; Epidemiology; Blood; Biological monitoring; Heavy metal; Trophic chain; Trace element; Health and environment; Food intake; Riparian; Poison; Mercury; Nutritional status; Public health

Monitoring the nutritional status of essential elements is of critical importance in human health. However, trace element concentrations in biological fluids are affected by environmental and physiological parameters, and therefore considerable variations can occur between specific population subgro...