Mercury analysis manual which is made by Ministry of the Environment in 2004. PDF

Results for the health effects of Mercury and Taiji-cho Residents National Institute for Minamata Disease (Background) An investigation into the Methyl Mercury concentration levels in hair samples was performed at the request of Taiji-cho, Higashimuro-Gun, Wakayama. (Subject of Investigation and Method) Inquiry to the consumption of methyl mercury Of the Taiji residents (population 3,536; 1,600 […]

Image via Wikipedia Excessive ingestion of mercury—a health hazard associated with consuming predatory fishes—damages neurological, sensory-motor and cardiovascular functioning. The mercury levels found in Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus) and bluefin tuna species (Thunnus maccoyii, Thunnus orientalis, and Thunnus thynnus), exceed or approach levels permissible by Canada, the European Union, Japan, the US, and the World […]