Determination of 14 trace elements in blood, serum and urine after environmental disaster in the Doce River basin: Relationship between mining waste and metal concentration in the population

This is the first study in these regions after the environmental disaster and confirmation of the diagnosis and health care of the participants should be promoted for clinical investigation and the eventual need for treatment. Human biomonitoring demonstrated high concentrations of some toxic elements, with more accentuated exposure in Ilha das Pimentas.