Mercury pollution and its impacts on human health is of global concern. The authors of this
paper were members of the Plenary Panel on Human Health in the 12th International …

Objective To examine biomarkers of methylmercury (MeHg) intake in women and infants
from seafood-consuming populations globally and characterize the comparative risk of fetal …

Background Mercury is a pollutant of global concern. To protect human health and
environment from mercury pollution, the Minamata Convention on mercury entered into force …

Preeclampsia and preterm birth are among the most common pregnancy complications and
are the leading causes of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality in the United States …

Abstract Background In Spain, few studies have evaluated prenatal exposure to heavy
metals. The objective of this study was to describe lead, mercury and cadmium …

Adverse effects of prenatal mercury exposure on pregnancy outcomes remain a public
health concern. We assessed the relationship between prenatal mercury exposure and …

Purpose The mechanisms by which gut microbiota contribute to methylmercury metabolism
remain unclear. Among a cohort of pregnant mothers, the objectives of our pilot study were …

The objective of this study was to characterize the concentrations of lead, mercury, cadmium,
aluminum, and manganese in umbilical cord blood of Jamaican newborns and to explore …

Early-life exposure to heavy metals and/or trace metal imbalances can have negative
developmental effects. Here we sought to characterize exposure profiles for 20 heavy metals …

The aim of this study was to summarise the available information regarding the partition of
toxic metal (Cd, Hg, Mn, Pb) levels in the maternal/foetal unit from large epidemiological …