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<journal-id>0188-4999</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista internacional de contaminación ambiental]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Int. Contam. Ambient]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-4999</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-49992024000100124</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.20937/rica.54944</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Risk assessment for the consumption of the freshwater turtle Podocnemis unifilis with Hg in an indigenous population living close to mining area in the brazilian Amazon]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Evaluación de riesgos para el consumo de la tortuga de agua dulce Podocnemis unifiliskm 2 con Hg en una población indígena que vive cerca de zona minera en la Amazonia brasileña]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luciano Vieira Dias da]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pereira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Simone de Fátima Pinheiro]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carneiro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristiane Costa]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rocha]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ronaldo Magno]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Costa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hemilton Cardoso da]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Silva]]></surname>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Souza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alan Marcel Fernandes de]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Thiago de Melo e]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Federal de Pará  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Belém Pará]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio Público Federal  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Altamira Pará]]></addr-line>
<country>Brasil</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Laboratorio Central del Departamento de Salud de Pará  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Belém Pará]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Federal de Educación, Ciencia y Tecnología de Pará  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Belém Pará]]></addr-line>
<country>Brazil</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>40</volume>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-49992024000100124&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-49992024000100124&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-49992024000100124&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Podocnemis unifilis is an important source of protein for indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon. However, contaminants associated to the mining activities can be affecting this species and, in turn, its consumers. The objective of this study was to evaluate the risk of Hg contamination that the Kayapó indigenous people are exposed to through the consumption of P. unifilis in a region affected by mining in the Baú river basin, municipality of Altamira-PA, Brazilian Amazon. Muscle (edible) samples of the collected specimens were digested in a solution of concentrated nitric acid with hydrogen peroxide using a microwave digestion system. Inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry with hydrogen generation was used to quantify HgT. The health risk assessment was performed according to the methodology proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The muscle of P. unifilis presented an average concentration of 0.022 (µg/g wet weight) HgT, a value within the allowed level for the dietary pattern. The risk assessment for human health shows that the consumption of P. unifilis presents low risks of intoxication by Hg for the indigenous people. The results show a reduced risk of exposure to Hg due to the consumption of P. unifilis by indigenous people. However, if mining activity continues to spread across the region, since Hg biomagnifies in the trophic chain and can represent a serious risk for human health and biota.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Podocnemis unifilis es una importante fuente de proteínas para las comunidades indígenas de la Amazonía brasileña. Sin embargo, los contaminantes asociados con la actividad minera pueden estar afectando a esta especie y, a su vez, a sus consumidores. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar el riesgo de contaminación por Hg al que están expuestos los indígenas Kayapó por el consumo de P. unifilis en una región afectada por la minería en la cuenca del río Baú, municipio de Altamira-PA, Amazonía brasileña. Las muestras de músculo (comestible) de los especímenes recolectados fueron digeridas en una solución de ácido nítrico concentrado con peróxido de hidrógeno utilizando un sistema de digestión por microondas. Se utilizó espectrometría de emisión de plasma de acoplamiento inductivo con generación de hidrógeno para cuantificar el HgT. La evaluación de riesgos para la salud se realizó de acuerdo con la metodología propuesta por la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de los Estados Unidos. El músculo de P. unifilis presentó una concentración promedio de 0.022 (µg/g peso húmedo) de HgT, valor dentro de lo permitido por el patrón dietético. La evaluación de riesgos para la salud humana muestra que el consumo de P. unifilis presenta riesgo bajo de intoxicación por Hg para los indígenas. Los resultados muestran un riesgo reducido de exposición a Hg debido al consumo de P. unifilis por parte de los pueblos indígenas. Sin embargo, si la actividad minera continúa extendiéndose por la región, podría haber un aumento de estos riesgos en el corto plazo, ya que el Hg se biomagnifica en la cadena trófica y puede llegar a representar un serio riesgo para la salud humana y biota.]]></p></abstract>
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