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 · 246 citations

Environmental Chemistry, Biogeochemistry, Engineering +12

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 · 233 citations

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 · 214 citations

Ecotoxicity, Riverine Population, Mercury Biogeochemistry +7

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 · 177 citations · Full text

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 · 176 citations

Occupational Toxicology, Environmental Chemistry, Toxic Elements +13