1044 women of child-bearing age from 25 countries participated in the study. 42% of them had mercury levels greater than 1 ppm — the level that approximately corresponds to the US EPA reference dose.* 55% of the women had mercury levels greater than 0.58 ppm mercury, a more recent, science-based threshold based on data indicating harmful effects at lower levels of exposure. Mercury is a health threat to women and the developing fetus.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/mercury-women-child-bearing-age-25-countries
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/lee-bell
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/david-evers
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sarah-johnson-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/ipen
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mercury
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mining
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kenya
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/myanmar
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indonesia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-contamination
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/industrial-pollution
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/occupational-health