RESUMEN
Human hair samples from male and female people aged 6-85 years, as well as muscle of crabs (Callinectes sapidus and Callinectes bocourti) were collected from different fishing places along the Caribbean coastal shoreline of Colombia and analyzed for total mercury (T-Hg) in order to establish the impact of mercury-polluted sediments in Cartagena bay on the ecosystem. Hair T-Hg in inhabitants varied between 0.1 and 21.8 microg/g, with average and median of 1.52 microg/g and 1.1 microg/g, respectively. Differences between sampling locations were significant (P<0.01) and median values decreased in the order: Caño del Oro (1.5 microg/g)Asunto(s)
Exposición a Riesgos Ambientales/análisis
, Contaminantes Ambientales/análisis
, Mercurio/análisis
, Adolescente
, Adulto
, Anciano
, Anciano de 80 o más Años
, Animales
, Braquiuros
, Niño
, Colombia
, Femenino
, Geografía
, Cabello/química
, Humanos
, Masculino
, Persona de Mediana Edad
, Músculos/química