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  • Title: Mercury concentrations in scalp hair as an environmental contamination index from foods in Korea.
    Author: Lee WC, Lee MJ.
    Journal: Vet Hum Toxicol; 1999 Dec; 41(6):373-5. PubMed ID: 10592943.
    Abstract:
    Relationships have been established between the mercury (Hg) levels in human scalp hair and environmental or dietary mercury exposures. The average value of total mercury (THg) in scalp hair of male residents in Seoul city was 1.66 +/- 1.10 ppm (+/- SD) and for methylmercury (MeHg) was 1.02 +/- 0.72 ppm (61% of total Hg). For females, THg was 1.06 +/- 0.46 ppm and MeHg was 0.51 +/- 0.27 ppm (48.8% of total Hg). The levels of Hg in scalp hair of male subjects were significantly different according to their occupations and age groups, but in females such variation was not detectable. The Hg levels in fishing village residents were significantly higher than those of Seoul residents. The concentrations of both THg and MeHg of residents in Korean fishing villages were similar to those of residents in fishing villages of other countries. Correlation between THg and MeHg contents in scalp hair was statistically highly significant.
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