Elevated Hair Mercury Levels Are Associated With Neurodevelopmental Deficits in Children Living Near Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining in Peru

Elevated Hair Mercury Levels Are Associated With Neurodevelopmental Deficits in Children Living Near Artisanal and Small‐Scale Gold Mining in Peru

Abstract Children living near artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) are at risk of exposure to mercury, a neurotoxicant. It is not certain whether such exposures are harming development, as they occur in underresourced contexts entwined with other stressors, such as malnutrition and enteric i...

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Main Authors: Aaron Reuben, Helena Frischtak, Axel Berky, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Ana Maria Morales, Heileen Hsu‐Kim, Laura L. Pendergast, William K. Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020-05-01
Series:GeoHealth
Subjects:
environmental pollution
mercury
child development
neurocognitive assessment
artisanal and small‐scale gold mining
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GH000222

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GH000222

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