Fishermen in Maceió, Brazil, have higher-than-average mercury levels (IMAGE)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

Fishermen in Maceió, Brazil, have higher-than-average mercury levels

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Blood collection in a neighborhood near the Mundaú Lagoon in Maceió. Mercury contamination causes metabolic changes in residents

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Ana Catarina Rezende Leite/UFAL

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