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Mercury as a Global Pollutant

Proceedings of the Third International Conference held in Whistler, British Columbia, July 10–14, 1994

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. Donald B. Porcella

    1. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, USA

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  2. John W. Huckabee

    1. Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, USA

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  3. Brian Wheatley

    1. Health Canada, Medical Services Branch, Ottawa, Canada

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Table of contents (152 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Mercury and Human Health

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Exposure of Canadian Aboriginal Peoples to Methylmercury

      • Brian Wheatley, Sylvain Paradis
      Pages 3-11

    3. Exposure of James Bay Cree to Methylmercury During Pregnancy for the Years 1983–91

      • M. Girard, C. Dumont
      Pages 13-19

    4. Exposure to Mercury in Canada: A Multimedia Analysis

      • M. Richardson, M. Mitchell, S. Coad, R. Raphael
      Pages 21-30

    5. Human Exposure to Mercury May Decrease as Acidic Deposition Increases

      • M. Richardson, M. Egyed, D. J. Currie
      Pages 31-39

    6. Mercury Exposure in Humans Through Food Consumption from the Everglades of Florida

      • L. E. Fleming, S. Watkins, R. Kaderman, B. Levin, D. R. Ayyar, M. Bizzio et al.
      Pages 41-48

    7. Pharmacokinetic Dose Estimates of Mercury in Children and Dose-Response Curves of Performance Tests in a Large Epidemiological Study

      • J. M. Gearhart, H. J. Clewell III, K. S. Crump, A. M. Shipp, A. Silvers
      Pages 49-58

    8. Mass Balance and Systemic Uptake of Mercury Released from Dental Amalgam Fillings

      • I. Skare
      Pages 59-67

    9. Mercury Contamination of Fish in the Ojibwa Diet: I. Walleye Fillets and Skin-on Versus Skin-off Sampling

      • J. Dellinger, N. Kmiecik, S. Gerstenberger, H. Ngu
      Pages 69-76

    10. Mercury Contamination of Fish in the Ojibwa Diet: II. Sensory Evoked Responses in Rats Fed Walleye

      • J. Dellinger, L. Malek, M. Beattie
      Pages 77-83

    11. Human Exposure to Mercury Due to Goldmining in the Tapajos River Basin, Amazon, Brazil: Speciation of Mercury in Human Hair, Blood and Urine

      • H. Akagi, O. Malm, F. J. P. Branches, Y. Kinjo, Y. Kashima, J. R. D. Guimaraes et al.
      Pages 85-94

    12. Inorganic Mercury Interactions with Lipid Components of Biological Membranes: 31P-NMR Study of Hg(II) Binding to Headgroups of Micellar Phospholipids

      • L. Girault, P. Lemaire, A. Boudou, E. J. Dufourc
      Pages 95-98

    13. Swedish Experiences of the Ban on Products Containing Mercury

      • E. Gustafsson
      Pages 99-102

    14. Mercury Reactions in the Human Mouth with Dental Amalgams

      • L. Liang, R. J. Brooks
      Pages 103-107

    15. Mercury Contamination in the Brazilian Amazon. Environmental and Occupational Aspects

      • A. C. Barbosa, A. A. Boischio, G. A. East, I. Ferrari, A. Gonçalves, P. R. M. Silva et al.
      Pages 109-121

    16. HgEx — A Heuristic System on Mercury Pollution in the Amazon

      • Marcello M. Veiga, John A. Meech
      Pages 123-132
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiv PART I MERCURY AND HUMAN HEALTH B. WHEATLEY and S. PARADIS I Exposure of Canadian Aboriginal Peoples to Methylmercury 3-11 M. GIRARD and C. DUMONT I Exposure of James Bay Cree to Methylmercury during Pregnancy for the Years 1983-91 13-19 M. RICHARDSON, M. MITCHELL, S. COAD and R. RAPHAEL I Exposure to Mercury in Canada: A Multimedia Analysis 21-30 M. RICHARDSON, M. EGYED and D. J. CURRIE I Human Exposure to Mercury may Decrease as Acidic Deposition Increases 31-39 L. E. FLEMING, S. WATKINS, R. KADERMAN, B. LEVIN, D. R. AVYAR, M. BIZZIO, D. STEPHENS and J. A. BEAN I Mercury Exposure in Humans through Food Consumption from the Everglades of Florida 41-48 J. M. GEARHART, H. J. CLEWELL III, K. S. CRUMP, A. M. SHIPP and A. SILVERS I Pharmacokinetic Dose Estimates of Mercury in Children and Dose-Response Curves of Performance Tests in a Large Epidemiological Study 49-58 I. SKARE I Mass Balance and Systemic Uptake of Mercury Released from Dental Amalgam Fillings 59-67 J. DELLINGER, N. KMIECIK, S. GERSTENBERGER and H. NGU I Mercury Contamina­ tion of Fish in the Ojibwa Diet: I. Walleye Fillets and Skin-On versus Skin-Off Sampling 69-76 J. DELLINGER, L. MALEK and M. BEATTIE I Mercury Contamination of Fish in the Ojibwa Diet: II. Sensory Evoked Responses in Rats Fed Walleye 77-83 H. AKAGI, O. MALM, F. J. P. BRANCHES, Y. KINJO, Y. KASHIMA, J. R. D. GUIMARAES, R. B. OLIVEIRA, K. HARAGUCHI, W. C. PFEIFFER, Y.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Palo Alto, USA

    Donald B. Porcella, John W. Huckabee

  • Health Canada, Medical Services Branch, Ottawa, Canada

    Brian Wheatley

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