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Modeled methylmercury exposure and risk from rice consumption for vulnerable populations in a traditional fish‐eating area in China
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The circulation of rice from contaminated areas could escalate exposure risk from a local problem to a national issue and affect a wider population beyond the region of origin, as confirmed by the “Poison Rice Incident” in May 2013 in Guangzhou, China. In this study, the authors' established a food chain model based on the aquivalence method to identify major sources of methylmercury (MeHg), estimate the levels of MeHg, and quantify exposure to MeHg via rice and aquatic food consumption. Different types of organism samples from the Haihe River were also collected to verify the calculated values. The MeHg intake in pregnant women was 1529.1 ng/day from the aquatic food chain and as high as 2804.0 ng/day from rice, although the intake varied among scenarios. The maximum possible MeHg concentration in the blood of pregnant women was 5.21 µg/L, higher than the threshold value of MeHg recommended by the US EPA (4.4 µg/L), which indicated that pregnant women could face risk from MeHg exposure. We also assessed the risk of MeHg exposure in pregnant women and their breastfed infants using a new index (HQEquivalent). In four scenarios, the HQEquivalent indices ranged from 0.42 to 1.18 for pregnant women and from 0.29 to 0.83 for breastfed infants. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved
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