Estimation of methylmercury intake from the 2007 Chinese Total Diet Study

Methylmercury intake for adult males of twelve provinces in China was estimated by means of the 2007 Chinese Total Diet Study. Methylmercury levels were measured in twelve food groups of each province of four regions and was only found in the aquatic food groups. The range for methylmercury contents...

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Published in:Food additives & contaminants Part B, Surveillance communications Surveillance communications, 2010-12, Vol.3 (4), p.236-245
Main Authors: Shang, X.H, Li, X.W, Zhang, L, Zhao, Y.F, Wu, Y.N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
adults
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
China
Chinese people
cooked foods
Diet
Diet Surveys
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Fishes
Food additives
Food Analysis
Food and Agriculture Organization
food consumption
Food Contamination - analysis
food groups
Food industries
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health risk assessment
heavy metals
Humans
Male
Males
Mercury
methylmercury compounds
Methylmercury Compounds - administration & dosage
Methylmercury Compounds - analysis
risk
Seafood - analysis
Studies
Total Diet Study
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
World Health Organization
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Summary:Methylmercury intake for adult males of twelve provinces in China was estimated by means of the 2007 Chinese Total Diet Study. Methylmercury levels were measured in twelve food groups of each province of four regions and was only found in the aquatic food groups. The range for methylmercury contents of aquatic foods was 3.29-31.60 µg kg-1, being 50-87% of total mercury. Methylmercury intakes from aquatic foods for adult males of twelve provinces ranged from 0.003 to 0.138 µg kg-1 bw week-1 with average of 0.041 µg kg-1 bw week-1, which were estimated according to methylmercury contents and corresponding aquatic food consumption. Methylmercury intakes for the Chinese population were far below the corresponding provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI), which was established by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). Consequently, there was little health risk from methylmercury exposure for the average Chinese population.
ISSN:1939-3210
1939-3229
DOI:10.1080/19393210.2010.515039