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Aparicio, L., (2015). El mercurio en la cuenca del Tambopata. Repercusiones en la salud humana y del ecosistema [Tesis, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina]. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/1164
Aparicio, L., El mercurio en la cuenca del Tambopata. Repercusiones en la salud humana y del ecosistema [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina; 2015. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12996/1164
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title = "El mercurio en la cuenca del Tambopata. Repercusiones en la salud humana y del ecosistema",
author = "Aparicio Alcázar, Luis Miguel",
publisher = "Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina",
year = "2015"
}
The objective of this research was to determine the presence of total-mercury in the Tambopata river basin. A total of 163 samples were collected (fish muscle tissue, human hair and plants tissue), during years 2003, 2004 and 2005. The samples were analyzed using cold mercury vapor atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The analyses show presence of mercury in the higher and lower part of the basin, with results ranging close or higher than the WHO suggested safety limits both for fish tissue and human hair mercury concentrations. The mercury contents found in fish suggest the necessity of an information campaign to prevent consumers about the risks involved in the fish intake and to advise regarding safety consumption limits for certain high-risk species. The results found in human hair show concentrations well exceeding the commonly agreed safety limits, meaning an important safety risk for the study group and their descendants. Hair samples were taken from miners, gold and mercury traders and common people not related to the mining activities, finding positive results for mercury presence in the three groups.
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