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  • Title: Mercury exposure of mothers and newborns in Surinam: a pilot study.
    Author: Mohan S, Tiller M, van der Voet G, Kanhai H.
    Journal: Clin Toxicol (Phila); 2005; 43(2):101-4. PubMed ID: 15822761.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To study mercury levels in hair from mothers and newborns in Surinam. METHODS: Hair and urine was collected from thirty-nine mothers of different ethnicity and hair from their newborns. The women delivered in a large hospital in the capital. Mercury analysis was performed. RESULTS: Fourteen (36%) of the mothers had elevated Hg concentrations in the hair as compared with a reference US population. Thirty-one newborns (80%) presented with a higher mercury level in hair than their mothers. A positive correlation existed between the hair levels of the mothers and their newborns. Urine Hg concentrations were not elevated. CONCLUSION: Mercury accumulates during pregnancy in the unborn. Further study is needed to elucidate the background and consequences of this finding.
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