Global atmospheric changes carry the potential to disrupt the normal cycling of mercury and
its compounds. Acid rain may increase methylmercury levels in freshwater fish. Global …

The ubiquitous nature of mercury in the environment, its global atmospheric cycling, and its
toxicity to humans at levels that are uncomfortably close to exposures experienced by a …

Mercury (Hg) has caused a variety of significant and documented adverse effects on human
health and the environment throughout the world. Mercury and the compounds with which it …

In the past, methylmercury compounds were manufactured as fungicides or appeared as
unwanted byproducts of the chemical industry, but today the methylation of inorganic …

In the US, exposure to methylmercury, a neurotoxin, occurs primarily through consumption of
fish. Data from recent studies assessing the health impact of methylmercury exposure due to …

Human health risks from methylmercury in fish are evaluated in terms of dose‐response
relationships for both adult and prenatal human exposures. Specifically, information has …

Research at the University of Rochester (U of R) has been focused on mercury for nearly
half a century. Initially studies focused on dosimetry, especially the accuracy of measuring …

The study critically reviews recent data relating to the health effects of methylmercury in man
and the attendant dose‐response relationships. New data obtained from animal studies …

Mercury exposure is widespread in the United States with methylmercury as the
predominant chemical species and fish and shellfish as the source. Use of more advanced …

Atmospheric deposition is a source of mercury to freshwater fish that previously has not
been adequately assessed, because past analytical and sampling procedures caused …