title: The distribution of mercury in the Indian population.
abstract: Data have been obtained for the distribution of mercury in a non-occupationally exposed Indian adult group and compared with data available from other regions. The biological elimination half time for mercury of 33 days obtained here is in good agreement with the corresponding value for inorganic mercury compounds. The present work indicates that the relationship between dietary intake and blood concentration is only meaningful when long-term blood concentrations are measured.
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000397:Air Pollution; D005506:Food Contamination; D006197:Hair / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008628:Mercury / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000652:urine; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic / Q000379:methods; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D008628:Mercury