| Mercury in scalp hair of healthy Singapore residents. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 3406725 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Two hundred and twenty-five hair samples (150 Chinese, 44 Malays and 31 Indians) from healthy residents not occupationally exposed to mercury were analyzed by cold vapour atomic absorption spectrophotometry to determine their total, inorganic and organic mercury levels. The arithmetic means of total mercury levels in hair were 6.1, 5.2 and 5.4 ppm for the Chinese, Malays and Indians, respectively. Factors contributing to the amount of mercury in hair, including consumption of fish and marine products, use of traditional ethnic medicines, artificial hair waving, age, sex and ethnicity were analyzed. Fish consumption, sex and ethnicity are factors found to contribute significantly (p less than 0.05) to mercury levels in hair. |
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Authors:
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S C Foo; C H Ngim; W O Phoon; J Lee |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Science of the total environment Volume: 72 ISSN: 0048-9697 ISO Abbreviation: Sci. Total Environ. Publication Date: 1988 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1988-09-15 Completed Date: 1988-09-15 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0330500 Medline TA: Sci Total Environ Country: NETHERLANDS |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 113-22 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, National University of Singapore. |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult Aged Animals China / ethnology Dietary Proteins Female Fishes Hair / analysis* Humans India / ethnology Malaysia / ethnology Male Mercury / analysis* Middle Aged Organomercury Compounds / analysis Scalp Singapore |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Dietary Proteins; 0/Organomercury Compounds; 7439-97-6/Mercury |
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