Mercury concentrations, seafood consumption frequency, and exposure assessment for reproductive age women in Vieques and Puerto Rico (2000–2002)
| Number | Age (SE) | BMI* | (Hg) | (ppm) | Margin of exposure† | Seafood consumption‡ | % Of women exceeding RfD§ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median¶ | 90th centile | Total * | Local** | Local fish | ||||||
| *Arithmetic mean significant (p<0.05); †MOE<10 is unsafe mercury exposure; ‡average weekly frequency of seafood consumption; §RfD = 0.1 μg/kg per day; ¶medians significant (p<0.05); **arithmetic mean significant (p<0.01); ††data not available. | ||||||||||
| Vieques | 41 | 31.8 (1.3) | 25.9 (0.9) | 0.66 | 8.96 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 26.8 |
| NE Puerto Rico | 45 | 29.9 (1.2) | 29.4 (1.2) | 0.38 | 1 | 12 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 6.6 |
| USA3,4 | 702 | N/A†† | N/A | 0.20 | 1.4 | 8.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7 |