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Mercury in Fish
or an individual eats, the lower the average
can result in excessive exposure. Indeed,
as we will see in later sections, even
methylmercury levels below 0.5 mg/kg are
not adequately safe for people whose diet
This report presents new data on mercury
our coalition in six European countries;
in the state of West Bengal, India; and in
Manila, the Philippines. We also review
recent evidence on methylmercury levels
in marine mammals included in the diets
of two northern populations, the Inuit of
Northern Canada and Greenland, and the
people of the Faroe Islands. In assessing
health implications of these data, we examine
cases of methylmercury poisoning among
individuals with unusually high intake of
compare exposure levels in those US cases
with estimated exposures of populations
data are presented here.
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New Data on Mercury in Fish
India
Toxics Link, of New Delhi, and DISHA, a
Kolkata-based NGO, surveyed mercury levels
7 They
purchased two samples each of six widely
markets in Kolkata, for a total of 60 samples.
across the state, collecting an additional 204
samples, which included 56 varieties of locally-
species and tested for mercury. The results are
presented in Appendix C and summarized in
Table 1.
varied in average mercury content. Two types,
Lates calcarifer,
English name barramundi, a type of sea bass,
pictured below), and Aar (Sperata aor, long-
sampled contained from 0.280 to 0.384 mg/kg.
and six markets sampled was 0.384 mg/kg.