High mercury levels in hair samples from residents of Taiji, a Japanese whaling town
High mercury levels in hair samples from residents of Taiji, a Japanese whaling town
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DOI：
10.1016/j.marpolbul.2009.11.020
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发表时间：
2010-05-01
影响因子：
5.8
通讯作者：
Haraguchi, Koichi
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作者：
Endo, Tetsuya;Haraguchi, Koichi
我们调查了日本捕鲸镇太地的一些居民食用的领航鲸红肉中的汞浓度，以及50名居民头发样本中汞的含量，以制造汞负担。红肉中的甲基汞(M-Hg)含量为5.9微克/湿克，显著高于美国FDA的行动水平和美国食品法典委员会对捕食性鱼类的指南水平(1.0微克/湿克)。每月食用鲸鱼肉以上的居民头发中总汞平均含量为24.6微克/克，而不食用任何鲸鱼肉的居民头发中总汞的平均值为4.3微克/克，3名献血者头发中总汞的浓度超过世界卫生组织规定的NOAEL水平50微克/克。太极鲸鱼肉消费者体内的总汞含量明显高于日本总体人群的总汞含量(约2微克/克)。(C)2009爱思唯尔有限公司。保留所有权利。
We investigated the mercury concentrations in red meat from pilot whales consumed by some residents of the Japanese whaling town, Taiji, and in hair samples from 50 residents for their maker of mercury burden. The methyl mercury (M-Hg) level in the red meat was 5.9 mu g/wet g, markedly higher than the US FDA action level and Cordex Alimentarius guideline level for predatory fish (1.0 mu g/wet g). The average level of total mercury (T-Hg) in the hair from residents who ate whale meat more than once a month was 24.6 mu g/g, whereas the average from the residents who did not consume any whale meat was 4.3 mu g/g. The T-Hg concentrations in the hair from three donors exceeded 50 mu g/g, the level for NOAEL set by WHO. The T-Hg level found in the Taiji whale meat consumers was markedly higher than that observed in the Japanese population overall (about 2 mu g/g). (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.