Dietary exposure to mercury of the adult population in Mugusu artisanal gold mining village, Tanzania: A total diet approach
C Tungaraza, RT Chibunda… - Open Environmental …, 2011 - benthamopen.com
Gold extraction by artisan miners in different parts of Tanzania is widely done by mercury
amalgamation technique. To the people living in and around the mining cites there is a
potential for exposure to contamination through consumption of Hg contaminated food stuffs.
Current studies on estimates of dietary human exposure to mercury in these areas have
been limited to contributions of Hg contaminated fish consumption centrally to WHO
recommendation on the use of Total Diet Studies. In this study dietary Hg intake of people at …
amalgamation technique. To the people living in and around the mining cites there is a
potential for exposure to contamination through consumption of Hg contaminated food stuffs.
Current studies on estimates of dietary human exposure to mercury in these areas have
been limited to contributions of Hg contaminated fish consumption centrally to WHO
recommendation on the use of Total Diet Studies. In this study dietary Hg intake of people at …