Multicompartment Mercury Contamination in Major Gold Mining Districts at the Department of Bolivar, Colombia

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Liliana Carranza-LopezJesús Olivero-Verbel

Abstract

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is the main source of human exposure to mercury (Hg) in many countries. This study was designed to evaluate total Hg (T-Hg) concentrations in human hair, fish, soil, and air from two major gold-mining districts (GMDs) at the department of Bolivar, Colombia. Total Hg was analyzed using a direct Hg analyzer. The mean T-Hg concentration in hair samples was 3.07 ± 0.14 μg/g (range 0.15-25.1 μg/g; median 2.02 μg/g). The highest Hg level was observed in Mojana GMD, specifically at Achi-La Raya (9.2 ± 0.6 μg/g) and the lowest in Morales, at the Middle Magdalena GMD (1.50 ± 0.16 μg/g). Hair T-Hg values exceeded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reference level of 1.0 μg/g. Correlation between T-Hg in hair and stature was negative for the Mojana, but the opposite for Middle Magdalena, although for both GMDs hair T-Hg correlated positively with fish intake. The highest average T-Hg fish concentrations were observed in Caquetaia kraussii (0.37 ± 0.10 μg/g), Sorubim cuspicaudus (0.32 ± 0.16 μg/g), Plagioscion surinamensis (0.22 ± 0.02 μg/g), Trachelyopterus insignis (0.20 ± 0.02 μg/g), and Pseudoplatystoma magdaleniatum (0.20 ± 0.02 μg/g). Human health risk assessment of Hg based on fish consump...Continue Reading

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Nov 16, 2019·Environmental Science and Pollution Research International·Maria Alcala-OrozcoJesus Olivero-Verbel
Oct 8, 2020·Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology·Maria Alcala-OrozcoJesus Olivero-Verbel
Jul 25, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Guangjie ZhaoJia Zhai

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