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Mercury Hair Concentrations and Dietary Exposure among Inuit Preschool Children in Nunavut, Canada

2011

Tian, W., Egeland, G.M., Sobol, I., & Chan, H.M.

Elsevier

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Drawing on data from a cross-sectional Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey, conducted in 2007 and 2008, this study aimed to assess the dietary mercury exposure from traditional foods among Inuit children aged 3-5 years from Nunavut. It identified whole blood mercury concentrations, the sources of food that were the major dietary sources of mercury, and the proportion of total daily dietary mercury intake that these foods accounted for. The authors argue that while reducing consumption of these foods might be a way to reduce mercury intake, the nutritional, social, and cultural benefits of eating these foods should be considered in risk mitigation.

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Mercury Hair Concentrations and Dietary Exposure among Inuit Preschool Children in Nunavut, Canada

Tian, W., Egeland, G.M., Sobol, I., & Chan, H.M. (2011). Mercury hair concentrations and dietary exposure among Inuit preschool children in Nunavut, Canada. Environment International, 37(1), 42-48.

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