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.
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