Erratum: Whale Meat in the Japanese Diet

In the letter by R. L. Brownell, Jr., and H. Omura (30 May, p. 976), an additional reference [M. Tomita and M. Nishimura, Jpn. J. Hyg. 28, 59 (1973), p. 44] should have been cited at the end of the first sentence of the last paragraph. Two sentences should have followed: "Tomita and Nishimura (...

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Published in:Science
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 1980
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.209.4455.444.d
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Summary:In the letter by R. L. Brownell, Jr., and H. Omura (30 May, p. 976), an additional reference [M. Tomita and M. Nishimura, Jpn. J. Hyg. 28, 59 (1973), p. 44] should have been cited at the end of the first sentence of the last paragraph. Two sentences should have followed: "Tomita and Nishimura (1973) reported that the total mercury content of sperm whale meat ranged from 0.54 to 3.69 parts per million (ppm). However, mercury levels in meat from two species of baleen whales examined, sei and minke, were much lower, ranging from 0.04 to 0.12 and 0.15 ppm, respectively."