COHORT STUDIES

for the most sensitive indicator of developmental effects in the pollutants of the Great Lakes The tragic consequences ofNew Zealand study (about 17 ppm mercury in maternal hair) ecosystem. [...] Prepared under the the authors recommend that the RfD could be increased, by a direction of the Health mercury on fetal development have been seen in previous factor of 3 to 8, from the current 0.3 ug/kg/day to 0.8-2.5 ug/kg/Professionals Task Force of the International Joint Commission. [...] 18 The Seychelles Islands, where oceanic fish are a * Health Canada researchers estimate a total exposure for substantial part of the diet, is the site of a study by a team of adults of 7.7 ug/day (0.11 ug/kg/day), and an absorbed dose of researchers from the University of Rochester.12,13,14 A pilot 5.3 ug/day (0.076 ug/kg/day) for the g eneral Canadian cohort study was conducted with approximatel. [...] indicated as the source of 37% of the total mercury dose, or The mercury level in maternal hair samples serves as an 42% of the total absorbed dose. [...] At six and one half months of age, the Fagan test of mercury level of 3.48 ppm (range 1.26-15.57 ppm) among three visual recognition, the Denver Developmental Screening groups — Native Americans, sport and subsistence fishe rmen, Test-Revised and a neurological examination were performed and Everglades reside n—ts living near the Florida Everglades, on the children in the main study.12 No associat.