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Health Study to Assess the Human Health Effects of Mercury Exposure to Fish Consumed from the Everglades. Final Report.

PB95167276

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	Fleming, L. E.; Watkins, S.; Bean, J. A.; Stephens, D.; Hubbard, C.
Page Count	162
Abstract	The majority of the participants had fished in the Everglades for years. However, they reported relatively low intake of fish and had low hair mercury levels compared with similar populations in prior studies. Although 71 percent of the participants knew of the State Health Advisories concerning the ingestion of mercury contaminated fish, this did not change their consumption habits. Statistical analysis revealed that recent (within six months) fish and wildlife consumption was not associated with hair mercury level. The second phase, due to a small number of participants, was unrevealing but provided a useful protocol for evaluating subclinical neurologic effects.
Keywords	Mercury(Metal) Water pollution effects(Humans) Toxicity Fishes Heavy metals Food chains Biological effects Food consumption Health surveys Toxic substances Wildlife Statistical analysis Clinical protocols Florida Environmental health Everglades region
Source Agency	Department H.E.W. Office of Toxic Substance and Disease
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68D - Water Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Florida State Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee.; Miami Univ., FL. School of Medicine.; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Miami Univ., FL. School of Medicine. Sponsored by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199511

Health Study to Assess the Human Health Effects of Mercury Exposure to Fish Consumed from the Everglades. Final Report.

Health Study to Assess the Human Health Effects of Mercury Exposure to Fish Consumed from the Everglades. Final Report.
PB95167276

Publication Date	1995
Personal Author	Fleming, L. E.; Watkins, S.; Bean, J. A.; Stephens, D.; Hubbard, C.
Page Count	162
Abstract	The majority of the participants had fished in the Everglades for years. However, they reported relatively low intake of fish and had low hair mercury levels compared with similar populations in prior studies. Although 71 percent of the participants knew of the State Health Advisories concerning the ingestion of mercury contaminated fish, this did not change their consumption habits. Statistical analysis revealed that recent (within six months) fish and wildlife consumption was not associated with hair mercury level. The second phase, due to a small number of participants, was unrevealing but provided a useful protocol for evaluating subclinical neurologic effects.
Keywords	Mercury(Metal) Water pollution effects(Humans) Toxicity Fishes Heavy metals Food chains Biological effects Food consumption Health surveys Toxic substances Wildlife Statistical analysis Clinical protocols Florida Environmental health Everglades region
Source Agency	Department H.E.W. Office of Toxic Substance and Disease
NTIS Subject Category	57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 57Y - Toxicology 68G - Environmental Health & Safety 68D - Water Pollution & Control
Corporate Authors	Florida State Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee.; Miami Univ., FL. School of Medicine.; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.
Supplemental Notes	Prepared in cooperation with Miami Univ., FL. School of Medicine. Sponsored by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	199511