Carlos José Sousa Passos

The geochemistry of mercury in central Amazonian soils developed on the Alter-do-Chão formation of the lower Tapajós River Valley, Pará state, Brazil1The present investigation is part of an ongoing study, the CARUSO project (IDRC-UFPa-UQAM), initiated to determine the sources, fate, and health effects of MeHg in the Lower Tapajós area.1

M. Roulet, Marc Lucotte, A. Saint-Aubin et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 1998 · 248 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences +16

Effects of Recent Human Colonization on the Presence of Mercury in Amazonian Ecosystems

M. Roulet, Marc Lucotte, N. Farella et al. · Water Air & Soil Pollution · 1999 · 235 citations

Natural Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Sciences +14

Methylmercury exposure affects motor performance of a riverine population of the Tapajós river, Brazilian Amazon

Julie Dolbec, Donna Mergler, Carlos José Sousa Passos et al. · International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health · 2000 · 215 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Sciences, Toxicology +17

A preliminary study of mercury exposure and blood pressure in the Brazilian Amazon

Myriam Fillion, Donna Mergler, Carlos José Sousa Passos et al. · Environmental Health · 2006 · 179 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Sciences, Toxicology +14

Evaluation of the use of human hair for biomonitoring the deficiency of essential and exposure to toxic elements

Jairo Lisboa Rodrigues, Bruno Lemos Batista, Juliana Andrade Nunes et al. · The Science of The Total Environment · 2008 · 177 citations

Pharmacy, Toxicology, Environmental Health +8