Brazil's heavy metal pollution harms humans and ecosystems  

作　　者：Joel Henrique Ellwanger JoséArtur Bogo Chies 

机构地区：[1]Laboratory of Immunobiology and Immunogenetics,Postgraduate Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology(PPGBM),Department of Genetics,Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul(UFRGS),Porto Alegre,Rio Grande do Sul,91501-970,Brazil

出　　处：《Science in One Health》2023年第1期175-178,共4页全健康科学（英文）

摘　　要：This letter draws attention to the worrying situation of heavy metal pollution in Brazil, especially concerning the Amazon's Indigenous peoples affected by mercury contamination from illegal gold mining activities. Heavy metal pollution is also an emerging problem in other Brazilian biomes besides the Amazon Forest (e.g., Pampa biome in southern Brazil), as well as in coastal ecosystems/regions and large cities. Despite being a neglected problem, Brazil's heavy metal pollution causes significant detrimental impacts on human health and ecosystems. Finally, some alternatives to overcome this problem are suggested.

关 键 词：AMAZON Brazil Environmental health Heavy metals POLLUTION 

分 类 号：F42[经济管理—产业经济]