Impacts of the Goldmining and Chronic Methylmercury Exposure on the Good-Living and Mental Health of Munduruku Native Communities in the Amazon Basin

Impacts of the Goldmining and Chronic Methylmercury Exposure on the Good-Living and Mental Health of Munduruku Native Communities in the Amazon Basin

This paper is an exploratory study that examines the illegal goldmining impacts on Munduruku communities’ “Good-Living” (<i>Xipan Jewewekukap</i>) and explores the possible relationship between chronic methylmercury (MeHg) exposure and the worsening mental health conditions in three vill...

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Main Authors: Rafaela Waddington Achatz, Ana Claudia Santiago de Vasconcellos, Lucia Pereira, Paulo Victor de Sousa Viana, Paulo Cesar Basta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
illegal mining activities
methylmercury exposure
Good-Living
mental health
Munduruku
Amerindian people
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/17/8994

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