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dc.contributor.authorChakraborty, P.
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-27T13:08:50Z
dc.date.available2017-09-27T13:08:50Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationScience of the Total Environment, vol.589; 2017; 232-235
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/5186
dc.description.abstractIndia is an industrial giant with one of the fastest growing major economies in the world. Primary energy consumption in India is third after China and the USA. Greater energy production brings the burden of increasing emissions of mercury (Hg). India ranks second for Hg emissions. Rising atmospheric Hg release, high Hg evasion processes, and increasing monomethylmercury (highly neurotoxin) accumulations in marine food products increase the potential for human and ecosystemHg exposure. Hg has been identified to increase the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease (AD). There are increasing reports of AD and dementia in different age groups in India. The relationship between increasing Hg exposure and increasing neurodegenerative disorder in India is not known. This commentary points to the need for better understanding of the relationship between Hg release and AD in India, and other countries, and how to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of Hg.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsAn edited version of this paper was published by Elsevier. Copyright [2017] Elsevier
dc.subjectAquatic ecology, productivity
dc.subjectAquatic pollution
dc.subjectAquatic pollution
dc.subjectChemistry and biogeochemistry
dc.titleMercury exposure and Alzheimer's disease in India: An imminent threat?
dc.typeJournal Article


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