title: Comparison of four human studies of perinatal exposure to methylmercury for use in risk assessment.
abstract: Newer data from human epidemiologic studies of methylmercury (MeHg) poisoning in which perinatal exposure occurred are available from four distinct populations. The results of an Iraqi grain-consuming population are compared to results from studies performed in fish-consuming groups in the Faroe Islands, the Seychelles Islands and in Peruvian fishing villages. A comparison of the results indicate that the Iraqi population does not represent a sensitive subpopulation within a perinatal group, but rather the relative lower threshold identified from this study was the results of confounders. Use of this benchmark dose for regulatory purposes may place a severe limitation upon fish consumption in the United States that is not fully supported by the scientific data.
authors.affiliation: National Risk Management Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Cicmanec
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000506:poisoning*; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007195:Indian Ocean Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007493:Iraq / Q000453:epidemiology; D008767:Methylmercury Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D008767:Methylmercury Compounds