Methyl Mercury Exposure at Niigata, Japan: Results of Neurological Examinations of 103 Adults.

Background. Large-scale poisonings caused by methyl mercury (MeHg) have occurred in Japan (Minamata in the 1950s andNiigata in the 1960s) and Iraq (in the 1970s). The current WHO neurological risk standard for adult exposure (hair level: 50 μg/g) was based partly on evidence from Niigata which did n...

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Publicado en:Journal of Biomedicine & Biotechnology Vol. 2012; pp. 1 - 8
Autores principales: Maruyama, Kimio, Yorifuji, Takashi, Tsuda, Toshihide, Sekikawa, Tomoko, Nakadaira, Hiroto, Saito, Hisashi
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell 2012
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