Application of Faroese Whaling Records for Retrospective Assessment of Prenatal Exposure to Methylmercury

In regard to exposures to methylmercury, the Faroe Islands are unique, because the main exposure source is pilot whale meat. The average methylmercury concentration in the whale meat is much higher than in other types of seafood consumed in the Faroes, and assessment of traditional dietary habits of...

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Main Authors: Maria Skaalum Petersen, Pál Weihe
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2005
Subjects:
Faroe Islands
Faroes
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.536.5873
http://www.chef-project.dk/PDF/RetrospectiveExposure_20051221.pdf
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Summary:In regard to exposures to methylmercury, the Faroe Islands are unique, because the main exposure source is pilot whale meat. The average methylmercury concentration in the whale meat is much higher than in other types of seafood consumed in the Faroes, and assessment of traditional dietary habits of eating boiled or dried whale meat can therefore be used for exposure evaluation. The

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