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Main Title Pesticides in People: Total Mercury Levels in Selected Human Tissues, Idaho-1973-74.
Author Gabica, J. ; Benson, W. ; Loomis., M. ;
CORP Author Idaho State Dept. of Health and Welfare, Boise.;Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. Office of Pesticide Programs.
Year Published 1975
Report Number EPA-68-02-0552;
Stock Number PB-280 614
Additional Subjects Mercury(Metal) ; Toxicology ; Pesticides ; Idaho ; Tissues(Biology) ; Liver ; Kidney ; Brain ; Humans ; Age ; Sex ; Distribution ; Sampling ; Tables(Data) ; Concentration(Composition) ; Reprints ; Pesticide residues ; Bioaccumulation ; Heavy metals ; Toxic substances
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NTIS  PB-280 614 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Total mercury levels were determined in human tissues taken at autopsy from six hospitals in the three basic geographical areas of Idaho. Of the 242 specimens analyzed, 76 percent contained detectable mercury. Levels were compared with respect to the age, sex, and geographic residence of autopsied individuals. Mean levels detected were 1.04 ppm in kidney tissue, 0.34 ppm in liver, and 0.08 ppm in brain. Mean mercury levels for the three geographical areas were: southeastern Idaho, 0.22 ppm; southwestern Idaho, 0.80 ppm; and northern Idaho, 0.43 ppm. The relatively high means in southwestern Idaho specimens may be related to the preponderance of natural cinnabar deposits in that portion of the State. Mercury levels were higher in women than men for all tissues in both the southwestern and northern areas, but the reverse was true in the southeast. Data were compared with findings of other investigators in an attempt to arrive at background levels of total mercury residues in human tissues.