Miljøepidemiologisk forskning fører til saenkning af graensevaerdien for kviksølv

Translated title of the contribution: Environmental epidemiology research leads to a decrease of the exposure limit for mercury

Pál Weihe, Froôi Debes, Roberta F White, Nicolina Sørensen, Esben Budtz-Jørgensen, Niels Keiding, Philippe Grandjean

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Abstract

The central nervous system is particularly vulnerable to prenatal exposure to methylmercury. Due to the widespread exposure to methylmercury from fish, several prospective environmental epidemiology studies have been initiated, in which the maternal exposure during the pregnancy is related to the neurobehavioural development of the children. We have studied a Faroese birth cohort prenatally exposed to methylmercury from maternal intake of contaminated pilot whale meat. At seven years of age, clear dose-response relationships were observed for deficits in attention, language, and memory. An increase in blood pressure was also associated with the prenatal exposure level. The exposure limit for mercury has therefore been decreased.
Udgivelsesdato: 2003-Jan-6
Translated title of the contributionEnvironmental epidemiology research leads to a decrease of the exposure limit for mercury
Original languageDanish
JournalUgeskrift for læger
Volume165
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)107-11
Number of pages4
ISSN0041-5782
Publication statusPublished - 2003

Bibliographical note

Keywords: Animals; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Child; Cohort Studies; Developmental Disabilities; Dolphins; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Environmental Exposure; Female; Fishes; Food Contamination; Humans; Hypertension; Language Disorders; Maximum Allowable Concentration; Memory Disorders; Methylmercury Compounds; Pregnancy; Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; Prospective Studies; Research

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