Table 7.
Hair mercury levels in the Tapajós River Basin, Adults
| Study | Location | N | Hg mean μg/g (median) [SD] |
Range μg/g | > 10 μg/ga | Fish consumption |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amorim et al. 2000 | Brasília Legal | 98 | (13.5) | 0.6-71.8 | >50% | |
| Women | (10.8) | |||||
| Men | (17.1) | |||||
| Dolbec et al. 2000 | Cametá | 68 | 10.8 (9.0) [6.1] | 61.8% of total meals | ||
| Women | 41 | 9.9 (8.0) [5.6] | >25% | |||
| Men | 27 | 12.2 (10.8) [6.8] | >50% | |||
| Fillion et al. 2006 | São Luís do Tapajós, Nova Canaã, Santo Antônio, Mussum, Vista Alegre and Açaituba |
251 | 17.8 | 0.2-77.2 | 69.7% | 6.8 meals/week |
| Lebel et al. 1997 | Brasília Legal | 96 | (12.9) | >50% | ||
| Women | (11.2) | 44.7% of total meals | ||||
| Men | (15.7) | 43.9% of total meals | ||||
| Lebel et al. 1998 | Brasília Legal | |||||
| Men | 34 | 14.3 [9.4] | ||||
| Women | 46 | 12.6 [7.0] | ||||
| Passos et al. 2007 | SLTapajós, Nova Canaã, Santo Antônio, Ipaupixuna, Novo Paraíso, Teça, Timbu, Açaituba, Campo Alegre, Samauma, Mussum, Vista Alegre and Santa Cruz |
457 | 16.8 (15.7) [10.3] | 0.2-58.3 | >50% | 6.6 meals/week |
| Pinheiro et al. 2006 | São Luís do Tapajós | 32 | ≈ 15.0 | |||
| Barreiras | 37 | ≈ 15.5 | ||||
| Silva et al. 2004 | Vila do Tabatinga | 98 | (6.4) | 1.2-17.0 |
aPercentage of the population with hair mercury levels higher than 10 μg/g.