The Global Phenomenon of Skin Bleaching
Voices in Bioethics, 2014 The global issue of skin bleaching or lightening has become a public health crisis of epic proportions. Many people of color purchase and use skin bleaching products that later cause skin discoloration, skin cancer and other medical problems.
Obiora Anekwe
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The Public Health and Economic Impacts of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Contaminants on U.S. Fisheries [PDF]
Widely dispersed information from the public health, economic, and fisheries management literature is synthesized to examine the impacts of PBT contamination, including current and potential impacts on public health and the ongoing economic impacts this ...
Kazmierczak, Richard F., Jr. +1 more
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Determination of Methylmercury Compounds in Foodstuffs. II. Determination of Methylmercury in Fish, Egg, Meat, and Liver. [PDF]
Acta Chemica Scandinavica, 1967 Gunnel Westöö +8 more
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Lessons From an Early-stage Epidemiological Study of Minamata Disease
Journal of Epidemiology, 2020 Takashi Yorifuji
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Mercury Emissions from Coal-Fired Powerplants [PDF]
, 2015 Mercury is a neurotoxic heavy metal that pose a risk to the public as well as the environmental health. It is a naturally occurring element that is released into the environment from the natural or anthropogenic emissions.
Gade, Divya
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Interaction between cadmium and mercury accumulation by Daphnia magna Straus (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) [PDF]
, 2005 The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects and interactions of various factors on the simultaneous accumulation of cadmium and mercury contaminants.
Alpendurada, Maria F. +2 more
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Challenges in Remediation of Hg-Contaminated Agricultural Soils: A Literature Review
AgricultureMercury (Hg) is a ubiquitous element in the environment that may pose a threat to human health due to its toxicity, high mobility through the food chain, and long-lasting persistence.
Marin Senila +2 more
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Are Mercury Advisories Effective? Inofrmation, Education, and Fish Consumption [PDF]
Mercury exposure has emerged as one of the most prominent environmental health and food safety concerns. The primary danger is the consumption of contaminated fish by young children, nursing mothers, and pregnant women.
Jay Shimshack
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The Minamata Convention and the future of mercury abatement [PDF]
, 2013 This repository item contains a single issue of Issues in Brief, a series of policy briefs that began publishing in 2008 by the Boston University Frederick S.
Selin, Henrik
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Behavior of Methylmercury Compounds in Hydration of Acetylene
The Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry, Japan, 1971 Koji TERAMOTO +5 more
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