Inorganic and Organic Geochemistry of Waste Material from the Idrija Mercury Mine, Slovenia
Part1 – Contaminated Sites...... 1
Inorganic and organic geochemistry of waste material from
the Idrija mercury mine, Slovenia
Alcala, C., Spangenberg, J. E., Lavric, J. V...... 3
Mineralogical/Geochemical sampling and mercury pollution
at La Soterrańa mine, Asturias, Spain
Álvarez, R., Loredo, J., García Iglesias, J...... 4
Mercury and antibiotic resistance in bacterial flora of sediments from
Cartagena Bay, Colombia
Arroyo, B., Arzuza, O., Young, G., Puello, M., Mendoza, K., Johnson, B.,
Piermattey, J., Olivero, J...... 8
Mercury in some lakes of the Southern Ural. Influence of former gold mining
Baranov, E. N.,Laperdina, T. G.,Tatsy, Y. G...... 9
Formation and Degradation of (CH3)2Hg in Nuclear Waste Tanks
Bloom, N. S., von der Geest, E., Prestbo, E. M., Wilmarth, W., Thaxton, D...... 12
Gold Mining and Mercury Pollution in The Ghanaian Pra River Basin,
West Africa
Bonzongo, J. C., Donkor, A. K., Nartey, V. K., Hines, M. E...... 16
Enhancement of selective indigenous sedimentary microbial populations
and effect on mercury transformation: Implications for Development of Liners
in Engineered Wetlands
Bonzongo, J. C., Gomez, J. M...... 21
Mercury Contamination in Fish from Gold Mining Areas
in The Amazon Region and Human Health Risk Assessment
Castilhos, Z. C., Rodrigues-Filho, S., Rodrigues, A. P., Villas-Bôas, R. C.,
Veiga, M. M., Beinhoff, C...... 26
Biomagnification of Hg in fish from gold mining affected Amazonian
aquatic systems
Castilhos, Z. C., Rodrigues-Filho, S., Rodrigues, A. P., Villas-Bôas, R. C.,
Veiga, M. M., Beinhoff, C...... 31
Mercury contamination in fish from gold mining areas in Indonesia
Castilhos, Z, C., Rodrigues-Filho, S., Rodrigues, A. P., Villas-Bôas, R. C.,
Veiga, M. M., Beinhoff, C...... 35
Fishes as indicators of Hg availability in Amazonian aquatic systems
affected by gold mining
Castilhos, Z. C., Rodrigues-Filho, S., Rodrigues, A. P., Villas-Bôas, R. C.,
Veiga, M. M., Beinhoff, C...... 39
Remediation of mercury in the environment
Cathum, S., Velicogna, D., Obenauf, A. ,Dumouchel, A., Punt, M., Brown, C. E., Ridal, J.....44
Heavy Metal Contamination and Risk Assessment around Some
Abandoned Metal Mine Sites in Korea
Chon, H. T., Lee, J. S...... 49
Atmospheric pollution by mercury in gold mining regions
A case study: Itaituba, Amazon, Brazil.
Cid de Souza, T., Raimundo dos Anjos, J., Rodrigues Bastos, W...... 50
Mercury deposition in a San Francisco estuary tidal marsh
Conaway, C. H., Watson, E., Flanders, J. R. Flegal, A. R...... 51
Environmental Contamination of Mercury in the Philippines:
its Impact on the Health and the Environment
Cortes-Maramba, N. P., Francisco-Rivera, A. T., Akagi, H...... 53
Investigation of Mercury Contamination in Vlora Bay (Albania)
Çullaj, A., Lazo, P., Baraj, B...... 58
Spatial Variability and Distribution of Airborne Mercury from Gold Mining
in Tongguan County of Shanxi Province, PR China
Dai, Q., Feng, X., Hou, Y., Li, G., He, L., Wang, D...... 63
Release of Total Gaseous Mercury from Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Sites nearby Mexico City
de la Rosa,D. A., Volke-Sepúlveda, T., Solórzano, G...... 67
West European Chlor-alkali mercury emissions and waste management
Debelle, J. P...... 72
Clean-up Strategies for Microbial Mercury Removal from
Contaminated Environment
Deckwer, W. D., Leonhäuser, J., Ledakowicz, S., Wagner-Döbler, I...... 77
Curimata cyprinoides as a fish model for analysis goldmining
and damming effects on mercury contamination of freshwater systems
Dominique, Y., Maury-Brachet, R., Muresan, B., Vigouroux, R., Cossa, D.,
Mariotti, A., Boudou, A...... 78
Evaluation of mercury pollution in cultivated and wild plants from
two small communities of the Tapajos Gold Mining Reserve, Para State, Brazil
Egler, S. G., Rodrigues-Filho, S., Villas-Bôas, R. C., Veiga, M. M., Beinhoff, C...... 79
Origin and Fate of Hg Total in the Jundiaí City (Brazil)
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Fadini, P. S., Alciati, J. C.,Barros, J. C. L., Guimarăes, J. R...... 83
Total Mercury in Sediment Samples from Rio Grande Reservoir, SP, Brazil, by FIA-CV-AAS technique in Sediment Cores dated by Pb-210
Fávaro, D. I. T.,Moreira, S. R. D., Moreira, E. G., Mazzilli, B., Campagnoli, F...... 87
Mercury contamination from Artisinal Zinc smelting using Indigenous method
in Hezhang, Guizhou, PR China
Feng1, X., Li, G., Qiu, G...... 88
Mapping Errors of Mercury Source Emissions with Geostatistical Tools
Garro, G., Cinnirella, S., Pirrone, N...... 92
Mechanisms of mercury dispersion in the Idrija mercury mine surroundings through history
Gosar, M...... 93
Conceptual Model for Mercury in the Guadalupe River Watershed
Grieb, T., Gherini, S., Summers, K., Roy, S., Drury, D., Austin, C...... 97
Mercury Pollution and Strategic Planning Forhandling
Illegal Gold Mining Activities in Pongkor, West Java
Halimah, S...... 98
Atmospheric mercury in Andacollo, a copper- and gold mining district of Chile
Higueras, P., Oyarzun, R., Lillo, J., Oyarzún, J., Maturana, H...... 99
Identification of the plant-communities and hyperaccumulators
in mercury contaminated sectors of the Almadén district, Spain
Higueras, P., Molina, J. A., Oyarzun, R., Lillo, J., Esbrí, J. M...... 103
Mercury Speciation and Transformations in Mine Waste, Sediment,
and Water at the Almadén Mercury Mine, Spain
Hines, M. E., Gray, J. E., Higueras, P. L., Lasorsa, B. K...... 108
Remediation and Legal Case Histories of the Buena Vista and Klau Mines
Hubner, G...... 112
Effects on Methyl Mercury on Fish after Additions of Selenium
to Lakes and a Hydroelectric Reservoir in Sweden
Hultberg, H...... 113
Hg And Se, Cd, Pb in Foodstuffs and Soil From
Selected Individual Gardens Near Hg Mining Area
Jereb, V., Falnoga. I., Milačič, R., Stibilj, V., Horvat, M...... 114
Demonstration of the MercOx Process for Mercury Removal at a Thermal Soil Treatment Plant (EU Life Project 1999-2003)
Korell, J., Seifert, H., Paur, H. R., Andersson, S., Hall, B., Bolin, P...... 115
Current and Past Mercury Distribution in Air over Idrija Region
Kotnik, J., Dizdarevič, T., Horvat, M...... 119
The Idrija mercury deposit (Slovenia) – a natural source of
the priority pollutants mercury and PAH
Lavric, J. V., Spangenberg, J.E...... 125
Kinetic and thermodynamic aspects of microbial reduction of mercury ions
Ledakowicz, S., Danhamer, H., Becker, U. F., Deckwer, W. D...... 127
Longterm operation of a microbiological mercury removing pilot plant
at two chloralkali factories in Europe
Leonhaeuser, J., von Canstein, H., Wagner-Doebler, I., Deckwer, W. D...... 128
The soil-air exchanges of mercury from a newly built
sanitary municipal landfill in Guizhou province, China
Li, Z., Feng, X., Tang, S., Wang, S., Liang, L...... 129
The problem of mercury contamination in Asturias (Spain)
Loredo, J., Ordóńez, A., Álvarez, R...... 133
Mercury distribution in Apolobamba auriferous mining area (Bolivia):
Evaluation and risk assessment
Martínez-Martínez, S., Acosta, J. A., Faz, A., Millán, R., Muńoz, M. A.,
Vera, R., Sierra, M. J., García, G...... 137
Mercury Remediation of Drinking Water Supply Conduits for 9 Million
Consumer Water Supply System in Northeastern United States
Matscherz, K., Cox, G., Marcitelli, R., Elie-Pierre, S...... 141
Mercury distribution in fish organs and food regimes: significant relationships
from twelve species collected in French Guiana (Amazonian basin)
Maury-Brachet, R., Durrieu, G., El Adib, I., Boudou, A...... 142
Efficiency of Industrial Minerals on the Removal of Mercury Species
from Liquid Effluents
Melamed, R...... 147
Mercury in the stream and overbank sediments of the Žumberak area
(Northwestern Croatia)
Mileusnić, M., Peh, Z., Miko, S., Halamić, J., Galović, L., Durn, G...... 151
Mercury content in natural vegetation of three plots
in the mining area of Almadén (Spain)
Millán, R., Gamarra, R., Schmid, T., Vera, R., Sierra, M. J., Quejido, A. J.,
Sánchez, D. M., Fernández, M...... 155
The Assessment of Environmental Impacts Associated with the use of Mercury
in the Small-Scale Mining Sector
Mondlane, S., Shoko, D...... 159
Induced metal-uptake for the phytoremediation of Hg-contaminated soils
Moreno, F. N., Anderson, C. W. N., Stewart, R. B., Robinson, B. H., Meech, J. A...... 160
Chemical-biological remediation of a clay soil contaminated by mercury and oil
Nardella, A., Carpentieri, A., Sisto. R...... 161
Mercury Pollution in Selected Small Scale Gold Mining Communities
in South Western Ghana
Nartley, V. K., Adotey, D.K., Donkor, A. K., Bonzongo, J. C...... 168
Natural Hg-bearing hydrothermal systems and environment:
geohistorical estimation of the mercury contribution
Obolenskiy, A. A., Gushchina, L. V., Naumov, E. A...... 173
Environmental assessment and remediation options for a historic mine site
located in a semi urban area in the north of Spain
Ordóńez, A., Álvarez, R., Loredo, J...... 177
Prediction of mercury-bearing gas deposits (theoretical and environmental aspects)
Ozerova, N. A., Mashyanov, N. R., Ryzhov, V. V., Pikovsky, Yu. J...... 181
Distribution, cycling, and fate of mercury and associated elements
at historical lode gold mines in Nova Scotia, Canada
Parsons, M. B., Smith, P. K., Goodwin, T. A., Hall, G. E. M.,
Sangster, A. L., Percival, J. B...... 185
Dissolved Gaseous Mercury and Radon Levels in Thermal Waters
in Relation to Seismic Activity
Popit, A., Kotnik, J., Vaupotič, J., Horvat, M...... 190
Mercury speciation and distribution in waters affected by abandoned mines
in eastern Guizhou province, southwestern China
Qiu, G., Feng, X., Wang, S., Shang, L...... 195
Distribution of mercury and trace elements in a soil profile from Almadén area
Quejido, A. J., Fernández, M., Sánchez, D. M., Hernández, C., González, M., Aldea, M.,
Morante, R., Martín, R., Schmid, T., Millán, R...... 199
Biosorption of Mercury by Rice Husk
Rafique, U., Iqbal, S., Rafique, U...... 203
Observations and analysis of mercury in the topsoil within a 100-m radius
of a chlor-alkali plant in northern Kazakhstan using EPA method 7473
Randall, P., Hedrick, E., Grimmet, P., Engle, M., Ilyushchenko, M...... 207
Characterization and pH/Eh-based leaching tests of mining wastes
containing mercury
Randall, P...... 212
Analysis of alternatives for the long term management of excess mercury
Randall, P...... 217
Survey of Land Contaminated with Mercury at PVC-SODA Factory in Vlora, Albania
Reif, J., Průša, J., Mejstřík, V., Procházka, L., Liška, A., Bláha, P., Duras,R., Novotná, J.,
Mátlová, E., Dyba, I., Biçaku, K., Gjyli, G...... 220
Mercury Levels in Fish From Fish Farms Settled in Degraded Areas
due to Former Gold Mining Activity
Reinaldo, C., Hacon, S., Farias, R., Argento, R., Andrade, C., Yokoo, E...... 229
Major Metropolitan Drinking Water Supply in Northeastern United States
Cleans-up Mercury Contamination
Riznychok,W., Borsykowsky, M., Elie-Pierre, S., Smith, P...... 230
Mercury bioequivalence in muscles and erythrocytes of catfish, Netuma barba,
from Guanabara Bay-RJ, Brazil
Rodrigues, A. P. C., Castilhos, Z. C., Silva, L/ C. C. P., Albuquerque, C.,
Inácio, A. F., Agostini, L/ N., Linde, A. R., Almosny, N...... 231
Environmental Assessment of Mercury Pollution in two Brazilian
Gold Mining Areas - Biogeochemical Aspects
Rodrigues-Filho, S., Peregovich, B., Castilhos, Z. C., Santos, R., Yallouz, A. V., Egler, S. G., Nascimento, F. M., Pedroso, L. R. M., Villas-Bôas, R. C., Veiga, M. M., Beinhoff, C. 235
Environmental Assessment of Mercury Pollution in two Indonesian
Gold Mining Areas - Biogeochemical Aspects
Rodrigues-Filho, S., Peregovich, B., Castilhos, Z. C., Santos, R., Yallouz, A. V., Egler, S. G., Nascimento, F. M., Pedroso, L. R. M., Villas-Bôas, R. C., Veiga, M. M., Beinhoff, C. 240
Evaluation of the use of mercury in the Brazilian and Indonesian
gold prospecting areas: searching for environmental sustainable solutions
dos Santos, R. L. C., Rodrigues-Filho, S., Sobral, L. G. S., Peregovich, B.,
Villas Bôas, R. C., Veiga, M. M., Beinhoff, C...... 244
The role of the bacterial enzyme, organomercurial lyase, in controlling
methylmercury accumulation in mercury contaminated natural waters
Schaefer, J., Yagi, J., Cardona-Marek, T., Ellickson, K., Tel-Or, S.,
Reinfelder, J., Barkay, T...... 250
Atmospheric Mercury Dispersion in Porto Velho City - RO, Amazon
Sebrenski da Silva,G., Rodrigues Bastos, W., Glória da Silveira, E...... 251
Solutions for Mercury Pollution in Artisanal Gold Mining
in the Kadoma-Chakari area, Zimbabwe
Shoko, D. S. M., Veiga, M. M...... 255
Remediation of Mercury using a Pyroaurite type
Singh,R.P., Gupta, P., Chauhan, M. S., Parthvi, R., Parthvi, P...... 259
Reduction of Mercury Pollution in India
Singh, R. P., Suman, R., Parthvi, R., Parthvi, P...... 260
Mercury Sources to Surface Flow at a Contaminated Industrial Site
Southworth, G., Peterson, M., Bogle, M. A., Hensley, J., Ralph Turner3, and Gerri Moline1..261
Is there any correlation between elevated concentration of mercury
in the air and earthquakes?
Spiric, Z., Dragas, M...... 264
Effect of various biogeochemical factors on Hg methylation in sulfidic mine tailings
Stanley, N., Fortin, D...... 267
Mercury Determination from Industrial Waste Waters
Stoica, A. I., Furtuna, R. M., Marinescu, D., Baiulescu, G. E...... 272
Electrokinetic remediation of mercury contaminated soil
Sučr, P., Lifvergren, T., Allard, B...... 275
On the choice of conditions for geologic disposal of Hg-waste - formation
of HgS by mixing HgO or elemental Hg with S, FeS or FeS2
Svensson, M., Allard, B., Düker, A...... 279
Diffusion of mercury through concrete and bentonite -enhanced sand - proposed container and backfill materials in a repository for permanent disposal of mercury
Svensson, M., Allard, B...... 283
A Preliminary study on mercury speciation in municipal
waste landfill gas from Guizhou, China
Tang, S., Feng, X., Li, Z., Wang, S., Liang, L...... 287
Exposure to environmental mercury in the Rwamagasa artisanal gold mining area, Geita District, Tanzania
Taylor, H., Chitamweba, D., Mkumbo, O., Machiwa, J. F., Appleton, J. D., Lister, R.,
Smith, B., Tesha, A. L., Beinhoff, C., Veiga, M...... 290
Mercury in Artisanal Gold Mining in Geita District, Tanzania
Tesha, A., Nayopa, J., Veiga, M., Appleton, D., Lister, R...... 294
Mercury pollution around a chlor-alkali plant in Pavlodar, Northern Kazakhstan
Ullrich. S. M., Ilyushchenko, M. A., Kamberov, I. M., Panichkin, V. Y., Tanton, T. W...... 298
Introduction to the problematics of mercury in power plants
and municipal waste incinerators
Ullrich, S...... 302
Mercury in Artisanal Gold Mining:Flows, Uses and Exposures
Veiga, M. M., Maxson, P., Hylander, L...... 303
Microbial Ecology of Mercury Reducing Biofilms
Wagner-Döbler, I., von Canstein,H., Felske, A., Leonhäuser, J., Pauling, B.V.,
Fehr, W., Deckwer, W. D...... 311
Biomercury – Worldwide remediation of mercury hazards through biotechnology
Wagner-Döbler, I...... 312
Reducing mercury emissions in small scale mining
- experiences from South America
Wotruba, H...... 313
Alternative low cost method for mercury semi-quantitative determination in fish: Training of local users in Itaituba, Brazil and Manado, Indonesia
Yallouz, A., Pereira, D., Rodrigues-Filho, S., Villas-Bôas, R., Veiga, M., Beinhoff, C...... 317
A Survey of Environmental Pollution by Mercury Derived from
a Chemical Factory Drain in Guizhou, China
Yasuda, Y., Liya, Q., Matsuyama, A., Usuki, F., Yasutake, A., Aramaki, R.,
Yamaguchi, M., Xiaojie, L., Li, L., Mei, L., Yuming, A., Nakano, A., Pin, J...... 321
Calculation of mercury accumulation in the Idrijca River overbank sediments
Žibret, G., Gosar, M...... 326
Mercury Concentration in the Environmental Compartments
in the Vicinity of Mcca Plant in Poland
Zielonka, U., Hlawiczka, S., Fudala, J., Dyduch, B., Munthe, J., Wängberg, I., Denby, B.....331
Part1 – Health333
Mercury Concentrations in Canned Tuna Fish From Ghana
Agorku, S., Voegborlo, R. B., Ephraim, J. H...... 335
Total Mercury Levels of Maternal Hair in Kagoshima, Japan
Ando, T...... 338
Effects of Methylmercury Exposure on Human Reproduction
Arakawa, C., Yoshinaga, J., Nakai, K., Satoh, H., Okamura, K...... 339
Total Mercury Levels in Fish from Akosombo
and Kpong Hydroelectric Reservoirs in Ghana
Baah,D. A., Voegborlo, R. B., Kwaansa-Ansah, E. E., Ephraim, J. H., Adimado, A. A...... 343
Risks and benefits of fish consumption in an Italian population
moderately exposed to methylmercury
Barbone, F., Valent, F., Pisa, F., Horvat, M., Daris, F., Fajon, V., Gibicar, D., Logar, M.....344
Risks and Benefits of Fish Consumption in an Italian Population Moderately
Barbone, F., Valent, F. ž ., Pisa, F., Daris, F., Logar, M.,
Fajon, V., Gibicar, D., Horvat, M...... 346
Urinary mercury in subjects living close to chloralkali plants, the EMECAP study
Barregĺrd, L., Horvat, M., Mazzolai, B., Sällsten, G. , Gibicar, D., D’Onofrio, R.,
Fajon, V., diBona, S., La Manna, S., Mattoli. V., Raffa, V., Tripoli, G., Fontanelli, R...... 348
Health Impact Diagnosis due to Gold Mining Activities in “Bloque B”
at El Callao, Bolivar State, Venezuela
Bermúdez, D., Veiga, M. M., Roeser, M., Pacheco-Ferreira, H., Pedrosa, L. R.,
Voss, L., Penna, S., Maciel, W...... 352
Speciation of Hg in Urban House Dust from Seattle, Washington
Bloom, N. S., Hutchings, A...... 353
Medical Investigations in two Populations from Indonesia,
Mercury Burdened by Small Scale Gold Mining
Boese-O’Reilly, S., Drasch, G., Maydl, S., Dittmann, A., Roider, G., Beinhoff, C...... 358
Underestimation of Human Methylmercury Toxicity
due to Exposure Misclassification
Budtz-Jřrgensen, E., Grandjean, P...... 359
Mercury Contamination Predictive Factors in Fish Farming Areas
of the Brazilian Southern Amazon
Campos, R., Yokoo, E., Valente, J., Hacon, S., Farias, R., Argento, R...... 363
Minamata: The aftermath
Canuel, R., Lucotte, M., Rheault, I...... 364
Human Exposure to Mercury in the Riverine Population
of the Madeira River, Amazon, Brazil
Cavalcante de Oliveira, R., Rodrigues Bastos, W.,
Glória da Silveira, E., de Freiras Fonseca, M...... 369
Study on the roles of serum selenoproteins upon Hg toxicity
in chronic mercury mine workers
Chen, C., Zhao, J., Yu, H., Zhang, P. Li,, B., Li, X., Chai, Z., Qu, L...... 373
Effects of prenatal and postnatal mercury exposure on neurodevelopment
in children from the Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil
Corręa Marques, R., Medeiros Amorim, M. I., Amorim, C. S. C.,
Rodrigues Bastos, W., Rodrigues dos Santos Cezar, M...... 377
Mercury exposure in pregnant women and their neonates
at the Porto Velho city, Rondônia, Brazil
Corręa Marques, R., Rodrigues dos Santos Cezar, M., Medeiros Amorim, M. I.,
Amorim, C. S. C., Rodrigues Bastos, W...... 378
Accidents of Environmental Exposure to Metallic Mercury
Dabkowska, B., Muszyńska – Graca, M., Jarosińska, D...... 379
Ecosystem and health: Community involvement in a transdisciplinary project
on mercury exposure with an Innu community of Labrador
de Grosbois, S., Atikessé, L., Bourbonnais-Spear, N., St-Jean, M., Charron, J.,
Anderson, M. R., Penashue, M., Rich, N., Benuen, M...... 384
Impact of Mercury Pollution on Resident Population: A New Approach
to Data Analysis Using Innovative Data Mining Techniques
Di Bona, S., Fontanelli, R., Guerri, D...... 388
Criteria for the Diagnosis of a Chronic Mercury Intoxication
Drasch, G., Boese-O’Reilly, S., Roider, G...... 392
Nephrotoxicity in Chloralkali Workers Formerly Exposed
to low Levels of Mercury Vapour
Efskind, J., Ellingsen, D., Thomassen, Y., Hartman, A...... 393
Neurobehavioral Assessment of Former Chloralkali Workers Exposed
to low Mercury Vapour Levels
Ellingsen, D. G., Efskind, J., Bast-Pettersen, R., Thomassen, Y...... 395
Hypothetical estimation of ‘Non-Mercury-Associated Selenium’
in Human Autopsy Tissues of Mercury Exposed Idrija Residents
and Mercury Mine Workers
Falnoga, I., Tušek-Žnidarič, M., Prosenc, A., Stegnar, P...... 398
Assessment of Total Mercury Content in Diets and Hair Samples of Pre-School Children from Amazonic Region
Farias, L. A., Fávaro, D. I. T., Maihara, V. A., Vasconcellos, M. B. A., Aguiar, J. P. L.,
Alencar, F. H., Yuyama, L...... 400
Mercury Distribution and Elemental Imbalances Related to Oxidative
Damage in Fetal Rats After Their In Utero and Lactation Exposure
to Low Dose Mercury
Feng, W., Wang, M., Shi, J., Li, B., Liu, J., Deng, G., Chai, Z., Ouyang, H...... 401
Long-Term Effects of Mercury on Subclinical Kidney Function
Franko, A., Dodic Fikfak, M., Kobal, A. B., Horvat, M...... 405
Hygienic Problems of Mercury Safety: Instrumental and Methodological
Aspects of Mercury Monitoring
Gladkov, S...... 407
The brainstem as a target of developmental methylmercury toxicity
Grandjean, P., Murata, K., Budtz-Jřrgensen, E., Weihe, P...... 408
Mercury exposure in Austria: Implications for Women’s and Infant Health
Gundacker, C., Pietschnig, B., Forster, C., Komarnicki, G., Wittmann, K...... 412
Lift-on Technique: a new approach for dental amalgam removal
Guzzi, G., Ronchi, A., Gatti, A., Angeleri, S., Formichi, O., Minoia, C...... 417
Association between HLA-class II and Mercury sensitization
Guzzi, G., Mazzi, B., Tomasi, S., Fleischhauer, K., Pigatto, P. D...... 420
Exposure to mercury vapor from dental amalgam estimated with
Zeeman atomic absorption spectroscopy
Halbach, S., Welzl, G...... 424
Urinary Levels and Early Biological Effects of Occupational and Environmental Exposure to Metallic Mercury – Polish Findings from the EMECAP Project
Jarosinska, D., Biesiada, M., Muszyńska-Graca, M., Dabkowska, B.,
Langauer-Lewowicka, H., Barregĺrd, L...... 429
Changes of Metal Components of Mt-Iii in the Brain of Mt-I, Ii Null Mice
Exposed to Mercury Vapor
Kameo, S., Nakai, K., Kurokawa, N., Kanehisa, T., Naganuma, A., Satoh, H...... 432
Mercury Exposure from Mercury/Silver Fillings
Kennedy, D...... 436
The Level of Total Mercury in Hair Strands of General Populations in Korea
Kim, D. S., Yu, S. D., Kim, J. H., Park, J. S., Cha, J. H...... 437
Comparative Analysis of Mercury Content in Cosmetic Products
Used in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Kinabo, C...... 441
Impact of occupational elemental Mercury exposure on the health
of miners in the Idrija Mercury Mine
Kobal,A. B...... 442
Potential Kidney Effects in Ex-Miners of the Idrija Mercury Mine Exposed
to Elemental Mercury and Silica Dust
Kobal, A. B., Sešek-Briški, A., Krsnik, M., Horvat, M., Dizdarevič, T., Ženko, B.,
Džeroski, S., Arnerič, N., Osredkar, J...... 447
Can occupational exposure to elementary mercury increase the risk of suicide?
Kobal Grum, D., Arnerič, N., Kobal, A. B., Horvat, M., ženko, B.,
Džeroski, S., Osredkar, J...... 452
Possible Influence of Elemental Mercury in Pregnancy
Krsnik, M., Prezelj, M., Osredkar, J., Sesek-Briski, A., Kobal, A. B., Knap, C.,
Horvat, M., Gibicar, D...... 458
The Determination of Hg in Hair Samples of the People Living Inside
Vlora Hot Spot, Albania
Lazo, P., Cullaj, A. Malaj, F...... 459
Mercury Exposure in two Coastal Communities of the Bay of Fundy, Canada
Legrand M., Arp, P., Ritchie, C., Man Chan, H...... 460
Health and Environmental Impact of Mercury in a Gold Mining Community
in Western Mindanao, Philippines
Maramba, N. P. C., Reyes, J. P., Francisco-Rivera, A. T., Akagi, H.,
Panganiban, L. C., Sunio, R...... 464
Neurodevelopmental Assessment of Children Exposed to Mercury in Palawan
Maramba, N. P. C., Reyes, J. P., Dioquino, C. P., Dando, N., Panganiban, L. C. R.,
Francisco-Rivera,A. T., Castillo, M. T., Reyes, R., Quitoriano, C.,
Afuang, M., Timbang, R...... 469
Residual small-Fibre Neuropathic Dysfunction Associated with Past
Occupational Elemental Mercury Exposure
Meh, D., Kobal, A. B...... 471
Maximizing nutrition from fish consumption and minimizing toxic risk:
an ecosystem approach to mercury in Canadian communities
Mergler,D., de Grosbois, S., Chan, L., Vanier, C., Legrand, M., Atikesse, L., St-Jean, M.,
Charron, J., Abdelouahad, N., Beauchamp, G., Pull, A., Rheault, I., Lucotte, M...... 472
Estimates of Mercury Exposure in Dental Office: Environmental and Biological Monitoring of Mercury Assessment among Dental Team
Minoia, C., Nucera, A., Merlini, C., Ronchi, A., Gatti, A., Angeleri, S.,
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