What is it about?
Distribution of methyl mercury (MeHg) intake for the Japanese was estimated based on the information of amount and kind of fish consumed in Japan using Monte Carlo simulation. The mean MeHg intake was estimated to be 6.76 μg/day or 0.14 μg/kg body weight per day, which was in agreement with the hair mercury survey results.
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Why is it important?
The distribution of methyl mercury intake can be used to assess the health risk level of the Japanese and can be used to reduce the intake of high exposure group.
Perspectives
This study showed that amount and kind of fish consumed can be used to estimate methyl mercury exposure.
Professor Emeritus Shigeki Masunaga
Yokohama Kokuritsu Daigaku
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This page is a summary of: An Exposure Assessment of Methyl Mercury via Fish Consumption for the Japanese Population, Risk Analysis, September 2009, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2009.01268.x.
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