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This page is maintained by: Dr Rick Leah, Jones Building, School of Biological SciencesAny feed back or comment would be welcome. Please emailNB: The HTML has not yet been 'verified' - apologies to any disabled users - I will try to attend to this during this academic yearOriginal material is Copyright University of Liverpool, 2003,
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Toxicological Effects of MethylmercuryAs a result of problems perceived in the USA from widespread
dispersal of mercury from fossil fuel burning, the USEPA was charged with
controlling discharges from utilities. This entailed determining a
scientifically sustainable mercury exposure reference dose (RfD).
The National Academy of Sciences was charged with performing an independent
study on the toxicological effects of MeHg and make appropriate recommendations.
This was published in 2000 (see ref below.). Three epidemiological studies
formed the main basis of this study (The Faroes, The Seychelles, New Zealand see
Committee on the Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, National Research Council 368 pages, 6 x 9, 2000.This book reviews the evidence behind the modern assessment of the risks from Methyl Mercury. It can be read on-line at this site: |