(English) 2007 Marine Pollution Bulletin report on mercury contaminated cetacean meat in South Korea

(English) The Environmental Investigation Agency’s comprehensive research report on mercury toxic cetacean meat being harvested, processed and sold today in Japan.

Total Mercury, Methyl Mercury, and Selenium Levels in the Red Meat of  Small Cetaceans Sold for Human Consumption in Japan Tetsuya Endo, Koichi Haraguchi, Yohei Hotta, Yohsuke Hisamichi, Shane Lavery, Merell Dalebout and C. Scott Baker Environ. Sci. Technol. 2005, 39, 5703-5708 Introduction We surveyed the total mercury (T-Hg) and methyl mercury (M-Hg) levels in […]

(English) Neurotoxicology and Teratology research report on the persisting effects of methylmercury poisoning among Minamata residents who ate contaminated seafood.

Distribution and toxicity of mercury in rats after oral administration of mercury-contaminated whale red meat marketed for human consumption T. Endo, Y. Hotta, K. Haraguchi, M. Sakata Published in Chemosphere 2005 Abstract Toothed-whales and dolphins have been hunted for human consumption in Japan, and their muscles (red meats) are highly contaminated with mercury (Hg). We […]