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Lecture 26 - Mercury in the Human Food Chain

Learning Objectives

  1. Explore the background and history of mercury.
  2. Understand the environmental biogeochemistry of Hg.
  3. Differentiate the toxicity profile of methylmercury.
  4. Review the Minamata incident and it role in understanding the risk of mercury.
  5. Review the results of the Seychelles and Faeroe Islands child development studies.
  6. Understand the current regulatory findings and approach to managing mercury in the food chain. 

Advance Reading

  1. Shibamoto, pp. 132-136
  2. Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury NAS (skim)

Suggested Reading

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Keywords

  1. Biogeochemical cycling
  2. Methyl mercury
  3. Biomethylation
  4. Minimata disease
  5. Congenital Minimata disease
  6. Tolerable weekly intake
  

 

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