Risk Assessment of Mercury in Alta Floresta. Amazon Basin - Brazil

In the last 15 years gold mining activity has been the main source of the mercury (Hg) emissions into the atmosphere in the Amazon Basin. The first phase of gold production takes place in remote areas. In general the second one happens in the local urban area, where the gold is commercialized and se...

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Autores: Hascon, Sandra de Souza, Rochedo, E. R., Campos, R., Rosales, G., Lacerda, Luiz Drude de
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Idioma:inglés
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Palavra-chave:Heavy metals - Mercury
Heavy metals - Mercury - Emission
Mercury - Exposure
Metais pesados - Mercúrio
Metais pesados - Mercúrio - Emissão
Mercúrio - Exposição
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dc.title.pt_BR.fl_str_mv Risk Assessment of Mercury in Alta Floresta. Amazon Basin - Brazil
title Risk Assessment of Mercury in Alta Floresta. Amazon Basin - Brazil
spellingShingle Risk Assessment of Mercury in Alta Floresta. Amazon Basin - Brazil
Hascon, Sandra de Souza
Heavy metals - Mercury
Heavy metals - Mercury - Emission
Mercury - Exposure
Metais pesados - Mercúrio
Metais pesados - Mercúrio - Emissão
Mercúrio - Exposição
title_short Risk Assessment of Mercury in Alta Floresta. Amazon Basin - Brazil
title_full Risk Assessment of Mercury in Alta Floresta. Amazon Basin - Brazil
title_fullStr Risk Assessment of Mercury in Alta Floresta. Amazon Basin - Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Risk Assessment of Mercury in Alta Floresta. Amazon Basin - Brazil
title_sort Risk Assessment of Mercury in Alta Floresta. Amazon Basin - Brazil
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Hascon, Sandra de Souza
Rochedo, E. R.
Campos, R.
Rosales, G.
Lacerda, Luiz Drude de
author Hascon, Sandra de Souza
author_facet Hascon, Sandra de Souza
Rochedo, E. R.
Campos, R.
Rosales, G.
Lacerda, Luiz Drude de
author_role author
author2 Rochedo, E. R.
Campos, R.
Rosales, G.
Lacerda, Luiz Drude de
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Heavy metals - Mercury
Heavy metals - Mercury - Emission
Mercury - Exposure
Metais pesados - Mercúrio
Metais pesados - Mercúrio - Emissão
Mercúrio - Exposição
topic Heavy metals - Mercury
Heavy metals - Mercury - Emission
Mercury - Exposure
Metais pesados - Mercúrio
Metais pesados - Mercúrio - Emissão
Mercúrio - Exposição
description In the last 15 years gold mining activity has been the main source of the mercury (Hg) emissions into the atmosphere in the Amazon Basin. The first phase of gold production takes place in remote areas. In general the second one happens in the local urban area, where the gold is commercialized and sent to the great economic centers. In the last 3 years, this activity started to decline as a consequence of the high cost of the gold production but in the Municipality of Alta Floresta, the gold trade still plays an important role in the local economy. This paper addresses the assessment of the Hg exposure scenarios and their quantitative risk for inhalation of metallic Hg vapor and for ingestion of total Hg, using indirect exposure measurements, for different age groups of the urban area of Alta Floresta. This work took into account the field study which provided background information, such as characteristics of local and regional environment, Hg concentrations in different environmental media, and the character of the local urban population. The mean levels of Hg in the atmosphere of the urban area ranged from 210 ng/m3 to 880 ng/m3. Alta Floresta has no riverside population and there is a low fish consumption rate of 8 g/d among the general population. However, mercury levels in locally consumed carnivorous fish, ranged from 0.3 to 3.6 mg/kg, depending on the species and on the period of the year. The levels of mercury in soil surrounding the residential areas near the Hg emissions sources, ranged from 0.05 to 4.10 mg/kg. Hg in soil may represent an important source of mercury ingestion for local children up to 4 years of age. The mean Hazard Index estimated for the general adult population was 1.4. For the general population, regarding the number of persons exposed in the urban area, inhalation of metallic Hg vapor is the main route of exposure. The results for water ingestion for all groups are negligible. For families of fishermen the Hazard Index was estimated to be 9.3, with a contribution of 92% from fish ingestion.
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spelling 2022-06-09T11:52:52Z2022-06-09T11:52:52Z1997HACON, S.; ROCHEDO, E. R.; Campos, R.; ROSALES, G.; LACERDA, L. D. Risk assessment of mercury in Alta Floresta. Amazon Basin - Brazil. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, Dordrecht, v. 97, p. 91-105, 1997.0049-6979http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/66298In the last 15 years gold mining activity has been the main source of the mercury (Hg) emissions into the atmosphere in the Amazon Basin. The first phase of gold production takes place in remote areas. In general the second one happens in the local urban area, where the gold is commercialized and sent to the great economic centers. In the last 3 years, this activity started to decline as a consequence of the high cost of the gold production but in the Municipality of Alta Floresta, the gold trade still plays an important role in the local economy. This paper addresses the assessment of the Hg exposure scenarios and their quantitative risk for inhalation of metallic Hg vapor and for ingestion of total Hg, using indirect exposure measurements, for different age groups of the urban area of Alta Floresta. This work took into account the field study which provided background information, such as characteristics of local and regional environment, Hg concentrations in different environmental media, and the character of the local urban population. The mean levels of Hg in the atmosphere of the urban area ranged from 210 ng/m3 to 880 ng/m3. Alta Floresta has no riverside population and there is a low fish consumption rate of 8 g/d among the general population. However, mercury levels in locally consumed carnivorous fish, ranged from 0.3 to 3.6 mg/kg, depending on the species and on the period of the year. The levels of mercury in soil surrounding the residential areas near the Hg emissions sources, ranged from 0.05 to 4.10 mg/kg. Hg in soil may represent an important source of mercury ingestion for local children up to 4 years of age. The mean Hazard Index estimated for the general adult population was 1.4. For the general population, regarding the number of persons exposed in the urban area, inhalation of metallic Hg vapor is the main route of exposure. The results for water ingestion for all groups are negligible. For families of fishermen the Hazard Index was estimated to be 9.3, with a contribution of 92% from fish ingestion.Water, Air and Soil PollutionHeavy metals - MercuryHeavy metals - Mercury - EmissionMercury - ExposureMetais pesados - MercúrioMetais pesados - Mercúrio - EmissãoMercúrio - ExposiçãoRisk Assessment of Mercury in Alta Floresta. 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