title: Risk estimation of mercury intake from different sources.
abstract: Biological monitoring of mercury (Hg) in blood, urine and hair was performed in volunteers with amalgam fillings, in subjects who consumed fish and in Hg-exposed workers. It was found that both amalgam fillings and the consumption of fish burden the organism with Hg in the same order of magnitude. The Hg concentrations in urine in the occupationally exposed group were higher by a factor of about 100 compared to the group with amalgam fillings. No pathological changes were found in the exposed workers. It seems safe to conclude that no health-related problems from Hg are to be expected from amalgam fillings.
authors.affiliation: Chemisches Labor, Abteilung Allgemeine Hygiene und Umwelthygiene, University of Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schweinsberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes; D005506:Food Contamination; D005858:Germany; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008628:Mercury / Q000378:metabolism / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000633:toxicity; D008875:Middle Aged; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D003723:Dental Amalgam; D008628:Mercury