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0316/2017 - Occupational exposure to mercury in cooperatives of recyclable materialsthe metropolitan region of São Paulo.
Exposição ocupacional ao mercúrio em cooperativas de triagem de materiais recicláveis da região metropolitana de São Paulo.

Author:

• Nelson Gouveia - Gouveia, N. - Sao Paulo - <ngouveia@usp.br> +
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0625-0265

Co-author(s):

• Marcia Liane Buzzo - Buzzo, ML - <marcia.buzzo@gmail.com>
• Maria Gricia Grossi - Grossi, MG - <gricia@fundacentro.gov.br>
• Gisele Souza - Souza, G - <giselefsouza@usp.br>
• Elizabeti Y Muto - Muto, E - <elizabeti.muto@fundacentro.gov.br>


Abstract:

The occupational exposure to mercury (Hg) was assessed in 4 cooperatives of recyclable materials. Air sampling was performed with static sampler in 9 areas (pile of recycling material, scale, baling press machine, e-waste room - WEEE, cafeteria, office, forklift, conveyor belt, and external patio). Only 14.5% of 84 samples showed concentrations above the limit of quantification (LOQ) while 53% were between the LOD (limit of detection) and LOQ. Most of values >LOQ occurred on cooperative A, at the pile (0,032 μg.m-3) and scale (0,029 μg.m-3). Those values might be associated to the unloading of fluorescent lamps on the day of sampling. In cooperative B, we found 0.033 μg.m-3 on the conveyor belt and

Keywords:

recycling materials, e-waste, mercury, occupational exposure

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Gouveia, N., Buzzo, ML, Grossi, MG, Souza, G, Muto, E. Occupational exposure to mercury in cooperatives of recyclable materialsthe metropolitan region of São Paulo.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2017/Sep). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/occupational-exposure-to-mercury-in-cooperatives-of-recyclable-materialsthe-metropolitan-region-of-sao-paulo/16368?id=16368&id=16368



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