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Acceptable Standards for Exposure Levels and Adverse Effects of Mercury Toxicity

1 pointsby hongspike6 months ago

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hilbert426 months ago
That&#x27;s one of the best reports on mercury exposure I&#x27;ve read, but note I&#x27;m not in the toxicology business so I&#x27;m not across all the literature.<p>My interest comes from that I eat a lot of fish, in fact I&#x27;d consume it about 3:1 over other meats which means I&#x27;d likely be close to the weekly recommended limit for the intake of MeHg.<p>I&#x27;ve been meaning for a while now but next time I have a blood test I&#x27;ll also ask the Dr to check my Hg levels. I&#x27;d make sense to know if one&#x27;s over or within the recommended limit.<p>BTW, from my first dental appointment when a kid until about 15 years ago most of my fillings were amalgam. Without prompting I&#x27;ve since noticed that dentists aren&#x27;t using amalgam anymore. That makes sense although I&#x27;ve noticed that the newer composite non-Hg fillings don&#x27;t &#x27;wear&#x27; as well as does amalgam.