Mercury exposure and selenium status in human populations from Amazonian riverine communities: seasonal patterns and dietary factors associated with the Se:Hg molar balance.
Amazonian riverine communities experience chronic mercury (Hg) exposure alongside generally elevated selenium (Se) status. We evaluated seasonal variation in whole-blood Hg and Se and blood Se:Hg molar ratios in 13 Brazilian Amazon riverine communities during the dry (n = 1,084) and rainy (n = 1,118) seasons using a re...