Factors Associated with High Mercury Levels in Women and Girls from The Mojana Region, Colombia, 2013–2015
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design and Study Site
2.2. Test and Selection Criteria
2.3. Data Collection Instruments and Procedures
2.4. Quantification of Mercury
2.5. Case Definition
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Sociodemographic and Occupational Characteristics
3.2. Mercury Levels in Study Participants
3.3. Association between Exposure Factors and Mercury Levels
4. Discussion
4.1. Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM)
4.2. Occupational and Environmental Exposure to Mercury
4.3. Blood Mercury Levels after Exposure
4.4. Fish Consumption, High Mercury Levels, and Effects on Fertility
4.5. Variables for Evaluating Associations with High Mercury Levels
4.6. Applicability of the Findings
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Diaz, S.M.; Palma, R.M.; Muñoz, M.N.; Becerra-Arias, C.; Fernández Niño, J.A. Factors Associated with High Mercury Levels in Women and Girls from The Mojana Region, Colombia, 2013–2015. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 1827. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061827
Diaz SM, Palma RM, Muñoz MN, Becerra-Arias C, Fernández Niño JA. Factors Associated with High Mercury Levels in Women and Girls from The Mojana Region, Colombia, 2013–2015. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(6):1827. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061827
Chicago/Turabian StyleDiaz, Sonia Mireya, Ruth Marien Palma, Maria Nathalia Muñoz, Carolina Becerra-Arias, and Julián Alfredo Fernández Niño. 2020. "Factors Associated with High Mercury Levels in Women and Girls from The Mojana Region, Colombia, 2013–2015" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 6: 1827. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061827