Centre of Research and Extension, Metropolitan College of Amazon (FAMAZ), Visconde de Souza Franco Avenue, 72, Belém-Pará 66053-000, Brazil.
Environmental Section, Evandro Chagas Institute, BR-316, s/n, Ananindeua-Pará 67030-000, Brazil.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Mar 12;15(3):500. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15030500.
Many studies have assessed mercury (Hg) exposure in the Amazonian population. This article performs a literature search of the studies that used hair as a biomarker of Hg exposure in the Brazilian Amazonian population. The search covered the period from 1996 to 2016 and included articles which matched the following criteria: (1) articles related to Hg exposure into Brazilian Amazon; (2) articles that used hair as a biomarker of Hg exposure; (3) articles that used analytical tools to measure the Hg content on hair and (4) articles that presented arithmetic mean and/or minimum and maximum values of Hg. 36 studies were selected. The findings show that most of the studies were performed along margins of important rivers, such as Negro, Tapajós and Madeira. All the population presented mean levels of Hg on hair above 6 µg g and general population, adults, not determined and men presented levels of Hg on hair above 10 µg g. The results show that most of the studies were performed by Brazilian institutions/researchers and the majority was performed in the State of Pará. The present study identified that Amazonian population has long-term been exposed to Hg. In terms of future perspectives, this study suggests the implementation of a strategic plan for environmental health surveillance in the region in order to promote health and benefit Amazonian population.
许多研究都评估了亚马逊地区人群的汞（Hg）暴露情况。本文对使用头发作为巴西亚马逊地区人群汞暴露生物标志物的研究进行了文献检索。检索时间跨度为 1996 年至 2016 年，包括符合以下标准的文章：（1）与巴西亚马逊地区汞暴露有关的文章；（2）使用头发作为汞暴露生物标志物的文章；（3）使用分析工具测量头发中汞含量的文章；（4）呈现汞算术平均值和/或最小值和最大值的文章。共选择了 36 项研究。研究结果表明，大多数研究都是在亚马逊地区重要河流的边缘进行的，如内格罗河、塔帕若斯河和马德拉河。所有人群的头发中汞含量平均值均高于 6μg/g，一般人群、成年人、未确定人群和男性的头发中汞含量平均值均高于 10μg/g。研究结果表明，大多数研究都是由巴西机构/研究人员进行的，其中大部分研究是在帕拉州进行的。本研究表明，亚马逊地区的人群长期以来一直受到汞的暴露。从未来展望来看，本研究建议在该地区实施环境健康监测战略计划，以促进健康并造福亚马逊地区人群。
