Human exposure to toxic heavy metals is a global challenge. Concurrent exposure of heavy
metals, such as lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As) and methylmercury (MeHg) are …

The paper builds on existing literature, highlighting current understanding and identifying
unresolved issues about MeHg exposure, health effects, and risk assessment, and …

Contamination of soil and agricultural products by heavy metals resulting from rapid
industrial development has caused major concern. In this study, we investigated heavy …

There is increasing evidence that health effects of toxic metals differ in prevalence or are
manifested differently in men and women. However, the database is small. The present work …

In this study, four common heavy metals, lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As) and mercury
(Hg) in rice and edible mushrooms of China were studied to evaluate contamination level …

Objective To examine biomarkers of methylmercury (MeHg) intake in women and infants
from seafood-consuming populations globally and characterize the comparative risk of fetal …

Exposure to toxic mercury (Hg) is a growing health hazard throughout the world today.
Recent studies show that mercury exposure may occur in the environment, and increasingly …

This review article focused on the current status of mercury (Hg) contamination in different
ecological compartments in China, and their possible environmental and health impacts …

Blood organic mercury (ie, methyl mercury) concentrations among 1,709 women who were
participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) in 1999 and …

Exposure to methyl mercury, a risk factor for neurodevelopmental toxicity, was assessed in
US children 1–5 years of age (n= 838) and women 16–49 years of age (n= 1,726) using hair …