En 2013 el pescado proporcionó a más de 3100 millones de personas casi el 20% de la
ingesta promedio de proteínas de origen animal per cápita (FAO, 2016). De acuerdo con el …

Hangzhou Bay is facing severe anthropogenic perturbation because of its geographic
position. We studied species-specific bioaccumulation of metals in commercially important …

The risk to human health from exposure to certain pollutants through the consumption of
fruits, tubers, and fish were evaluated in a settlement located in a Colombian area highly …

The voluntary human consumption of soil known as geophagy is a global practice and deep-
rooted in many African cultures. The nature of geophagic material varies widely from the …

Petroleum hydrocarbons and heavy metals are some of the most widespread contaminants
affecting marine ecosystems, urgently needing effective and sustainable remediation …

The concentration of human population along coastlines has far-reaching effects on ocean
and societal health. The oceans provide benefits to humans such as food, coastal protection …

Colombia has approximately 379,954 hectares of mangrove forests distributed along the
Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea coasts. Such forests are experiencing the highest …

Abstract The Atrato River basin is one of the most biodiverse areas worldwide, and
paradoxically, it is one of the sites in Colombia with the highest environmental impact from …

Abstract Total mercury (THg), methylmercury (MeHg) in water, sediments, macrophytes, fish
and human health risks were analyzed and assessed from abandoned gold mining ponds …

Colombia is one of the countries with the highest emissions of mercury (Hg) to the
environment, due to its use in gold mining. This study evaluated the human health risk from …