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pro vyhledávání: '"Heileen Hsu-Kim"'
Autor:
Melissa J Marchese, Jacqueline R Gerson, Axel J Berky, Charles Driscoll, Luis E Fernandez, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Kelsey N Lansdale, Eliza Letourneau, Mario Montesdeoca, William K Pan, Emily Robie, Claudia Vega, Emily S Bernhardt
Publikováno v:
Environmental Research: Health, Vol 2, Iss 3, p 035001 (2024)
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is the largest global anthropogenic mercury (Hg) source and is widespread in the Peruvian Amazon. Consuming Hg-laden foods exposes people to this potent neurotoxin. While numerous studies have examined fis
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/d3137107a8c549299ece6cee64ca0005
Autor:
Jacqueline R. Gerson, Natalie Szponar, Angelica Almeyda Zambrano, Bridget Bergquist, Eben Broadbent, Charles T. Driscoll, Gideon Erkenswick, David C. Evers, Luis E. Fernandez, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Giancarlo Inga, Kelsey N. Lansdale, Melissa J. Marchese, Ari Martinez, Caroline Moore, William K. Pan, Raúl Pérez Purizaca, Victor Sánchez, Miles Silman, Emily A. Ury, Claudia Vega, Mrinalini Watsa, Emily S. Bernhardt
Publikováno v:
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
The Peruvian Amazon is facing the highest known input of mercury pollution of any ecosystem globally. Intact forests located near artisanal gold mining are particularly at risk from this toxin.
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/3ad923b92c5c482498fd4978901f65fb
Risk of lead exposure from wild game consumption from cross-sectional studies in Madre de Dios, Peru
Autor:
Axel J. Berky, Emily Robie, Susy Navio Chipa, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Emma J. Palmer, Nelson A. Rivera, Ana Maria Morales Avalos, Joel N. Meyer, Heileen Hsu-Kim, William K. Pan
Publikováno v:
The Lancet Regional Health. Americas, Vol 12, Iss , Pp 100266- (2022)
Summary: Background: Studies have shown elevated blood lead levels (BLL) in residents of remote communities in the Amazon, yet sources of lead exposure are not fully understood, such as lead ammunition consumed in wild game. Methods: Data was collect
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/5aca31dcbaa948d4be807d4b78a9cf91
Autor:
James C. Hower, John G. Groppo, Shelley D. Hopps, Tonya D. Morgan, Heileen Hsu-Kim, Ross K. Taggart
Publikováno v:
Minerals, Vol 12, Iss 9, p 1071 (2022)
Four suites of fly ash, all generated at the same power plant, were selected for the study of the distribution of rare earth elements (REE). The fly ashes represented two runs of single-seam/single-mine coals and two runs of run-of-mine coals represe
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/f8176939b23c48c3a05b4bc6595082cc
Autor:
William K. Pan, Caren Weinhouse, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Axel J. Berky, Emma Fixsen, Andres Mallipudi, Beth J. Feingold, Suzy Navio, Nelson A. Rivera, Heileen Hsu-kim, J. Jaime Miranda
Publikováno v:
Annals of Global Health, Vol 87, Iss 1 (2021)
Background: In-utero exposure to mercury and other trace metals pose a significant threat to child health and development, but exposures and health impacts in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) environments are poorly defined. Objectives: W
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/0c4a659e5d8b47a0a3194c086f1b04c5
Publikováno v:
Annals of Global Health, Vol 86, Iss 1 (2020)
Background: In Peru, anemia has been a persistent health problem that is known to lead to irreversible cognitive and developmental deficits in children. The Peruvian government has recently made anemia a primary health concern by passing legislation
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/4e9ec8fd444443c7bdd31c9737f7aa49
Autor:
Aaron Reuben, Helena Frischtak, Axel Berky, Ernesto J. Ortiz, Ana Maria Morales, Heileen Hsu‐Kim, Laura L. Pendergast, William K. Pan
Publikováno v:
GeoHealth, Vol 4, Iss 5, Pp n/a-n/a (2020)
Abstract Children living near artisanal and small‐scale gold mining (ASGM) are at risk of exposure to mercury, a neurotoxicant. It is not certain whether such exposures are harming development, as they occur in underresourced contexts entwined with
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/cb6a2f08c5074d1cac26c0dde0e50bba
Publikováno v:
Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2018)
The largest source of global mercury (Hg) anthropogenic inputs to the environment is derived from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) activities in developing countries. While our understanding of global Hg emissions from ASGM is growing, th
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/3be1567025ab437bafafc003fe3e269b
Autor:
James C. Hower, Dali Qian, Nicolas J. Briot, Eduardo Santillan-Jimenez, Madison M. Hood, Ross K. Taggart, Heileen Hsu-Kim
Publikováno v:
Minerals, Vol 9, Iss 4, p 206 (2019)
Fly ash from the combustion of eastern Kentucky Fire Clay coal in a southeastern United States pulverized-coal power plant was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and selected area electron diffracti
Externí odkaz:
https://doaj.org/article/7da083eb3652406a95dff017f84b40c1
Publikováno v:
ACS ES&T Water. 3:1105-1115