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Mercury (Hg) concentration (ppb or ng/g fresh weight) in muscle and organs of various locally-harvested wild animals generally consumed by community members of Kasabonika and Wapekeka First Nations.
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posted on 2014-03-05, 02:53 authored by Timothy A. Seabert, Shinjini Pal, Bernard M. Pinet, Francois Haman, Michael A. Robidoux, Pascal Imbeault, Eva M. Krümmel, Linda E. Kimpe, Jules M. BlaisData are presented as means ± SD. Sample sizes are indicated for each species (muscle, organ tissues). Monthly fish consumption limits (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) are indicated for MeHg. The consumption limits are 12 meals/month (59–78 ppb), 8 meals/month (78–120 ppb) and 4 meals/month (120–230 ppb).