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SUBMITTER: Goodrich JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4689636 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan-Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Goodrich Jaclyn M JM Chou Hwai-Nan HN Gruninger Stephen E SE Franzblau Alfred A Basu Niladri N
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology 20150902 1
Mercury (Hg) exposure, a worldwide public health concern, predominantly takes two forms--methylmercury from fish consumption and elemental Hg from dental amalgam restorations. We recruited 630 dental professionals from an American Dental Association meeting to assess Hg body burden and primary sources of exposure in a dually exposed population. Participants described occupational practices and fish consumption patterns via questionnaire. Hg levels in biomarkers of elemental Hg (urine) and methyl ...[more]