Mercury Use and Exposure among Santeria Practitioners
Religious versus Folk Practice in Northern New Jersey, USA
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12554868 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Alison Newby (New Mexico State University, corresponding author), Donna Riley (0000-0002-0319-9583), Donna M Riley, Tomás O Leal‐Almeraz, Tomás O Leal-Almeraz |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 287-306 |
| Publication date | 2006-06-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethnicity and Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1355-7858 • E-ISSN: 1465-3419 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13557850600565616 |
| PMID | 16774879 |
| OpenAlex | W2077895436 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 17 |
Despite widespread reported use, there were no reports of practices believed to result in the highest exposures. To reduce exposure in the community, interventions presenting general information on mercury hazards and instructions for cleaning up spills are recommended. To address insider-outsider dynamics and the climate of fear, educational materials should be accessible to the community and avoid any mention of religious practice
Business · Elemental mercury · Environmental health · Hazardous waste · Insider · Mercury (programming language · MERCURY EXPOSURE · Political science · Population · Waste management · Chemistry · Engineering · Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity · Law · Medicine · Mercury impact and mitigation studies · Psychology · Environmental Chemistry
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.19 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2018 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |