Browsing by Subject "Mercury"

Community-directed risk assessment of mercury exposure from gold mining in Suriname

Peplow, Daniel; Augustine, Sarah (2007)

Epidemiological Alert, Cholera (31 October 2010)

Pan American Health Organization; Health Emergencies (Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2010-10-03)

In the Epidemiological Week (EW) 42 were confirmed the first cases of cholera in the department of Artibonite, in Haiti, a department of approximately 1,300 000 inhabitants of which 15% makes up displaced population. For ...

Epidemiological Alert, Mercury in Skin Lightening Products (1 June 2012)

Pan American Health Organization; Health Emergencies (Washington, D.C., PAHO, 2012-06-01)

Mercury is a common ingredient found in skin lightening soaps and creams. It is also found in other cosmetics, such as eye makeup cleansing products and mascara. Skin lightening soaps and creams are commonly used in certain ...

Developmental neurotoxicity: methylmercury and prenatal exposure protection in the context of the Minamata Convention

Boischio, Ana (2015-09)

Mercury is a global pollutant of public environmental health concern due to its long-range atmospheric distribution, environmental distribution, and neurotoxic effects. Following biological methylation, methylmercury (MeHg) ...