Human exposure to methylmercury through rice intake in mercury mining areas, Guizhou province, China.

X, Feng; P, Li; G, Qiu; S, Wang; G, Li; L, Shang; B, Meng; H, Jiang; W, Bai; Z, Li; X, Fu

doi:10.1021/es071948x

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Human exposure to methylmercury through rice intake in mercury mining areas, Guizhou province, China.

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Feng X

Li P

Qiu G

Abstract

The toxicity of methylmercury (Me-Hg) has caused widespread public human concern as a result of several widely publicized disasters. Me-Hg is highly toxic, and the nervous system is its principal target tissue for humans. Although the general population is primarily exposed to Me-Hg through contamin...

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