ArticleScience in One Health2023
Brazil's heavy metal pollution harms humans and ecosystems.
Article in Science in One Health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Anencephaly in Brazil: an ecological study on sociodemographic factors and prenatal care.BMC pediatrics · 2025Observational
- Review: Sustainable Biosorbent and Biopolymeric Materials for Heavy Metal Adsorption-Advances, Challenges, and Perspectives.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A Brazilian Minamata disease? Neurologists must be aware of mercury exposure and intoxication.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2025Review
- Impacts of Metals on Infectious Diseases in Wildlife and Zoonotic Spillover.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Review
- QTAIM topological analyses of zinc(II), cadmium(II), and mercury(II) xanthate complexes.Journal of molecular modeling · 2025Article
- Associations of DNA Methylation Algorithms of Aging With Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality Risk Among US Older Adults.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Environmental Challenges in Southern Brazil: Impacts of Pollution and Extreme Weather Events on Biodiversity and Human Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Revisiting the genotoxic syndrome: Why are we overlooking the ecological impacts of genotoxins on animal populations?Genetics and molecular biology · 2025Article
- Power of One Health: the first year ofScience in One Health · 2023Article
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Abstract
This letter draws attention to the worrying situation of heavy metal pollution in Brazil, especially concerning the Amazon's Indigenous peoples affected by mercury contamination from illegal gold mining activities. Heavy metal pollution is also an emerging problem in other Brazilian biomes besides the Amazon Forest (e.g., Pampa biome in southern Brazil), as well as in coastal ecosystems/regions and large cities. Despite being a neglected problem, Brazil's heavy metal pollution causes significant detrimental impacts on human health and ecosystems. Finally, some alternatives to overcome this problem are suggested.
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