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Mercury and selenium in whole blood and serum in relation to fish consumption and amalgam fillings in adolescents

Barany, E ; Bergdahl, I A ; Bratteby, L E ; Lundh, Thomas LU ; Samuelson, G ; Skerfving, Staffan LU and Oskarsson, A (2003) In Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 17(3). p.165-170
Abstract
Mercury and selenium in whole blood and serum of 245 17-year old Swedish adolescents were analysed. The relationships between these elements' concentrations and the consumption of fish as well as the number of dental amalgam fillings were studied. The geometric means (GM) of the mercury concentrations were 1.1 mug/L in blood and 0.43 mug/L in serum. The mean selenium concentration in blood was 110 mug/L and the GM of the serum selenium concentration 110 mug/L. Fish species with dietary restrictions due to elevated mercury Levels (i.e. pike, perch, pikeperch, burbot, eel and halibut) were consumed on average 0.7 times/month and fish species without such restrictions 4.1 times/month. Despite this comparatively Low fish consumption, the... (More)
Mercury and selenium in whole blood and serum of 245 17-year old Swedish adolescents were analysed. The relationships between these elements' concentrations and the consumption of fish as well as the number of dental amalgam fillings were studied. The geometric means (GM) of the mercury concentrations were 1.1 mug/L in blood and 0.43 mug/L in serum. The mean selenium concentration in blood was 110 mug/L and the GM of the serum selenium concentration 110 mug/L. Fish species with dietary restrictions due to elevated mercury Levels (i.e. pike, perch, pikeperch, burbot, eel and halibut) were consumed on average 0.7 times/month and fish species without such restrictions 4.1 times/month. Despite this comparatively Low fish consumption, the adolescents' blood mercury concentrations were positively correlated with fish consumption. Of the adolescents, 39% had amalgam fillings (mean 2 +/- 1.5). Serum mercury was influenced by the number of amalgam fittings, by fish consumption, blood and serum levels of selenium and the residential area. Blood and serum selenium concentrations were not influenced by fish consumption, but were positively associated with the serum mercury concentration. (Less)
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methylmercury, dietary restrictions, freshwater fish, ocean fish, Sweden
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Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology
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17
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1878-3252
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10.1016/S0946-672X(03)80021-4
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  author       = {{Barany, E and Bergdahl, I A and Bratteby, L E and Lundh, Thomas and Samuelson, G and Skerfving, Staffan and Oskarsson, A}},
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  series       = {{Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology}},
  title        = {{Mercury and selenium in whole blood and serum in relation to fish consumption and amalgam fillings in adolescents}},
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  doi          = {{10.1016/S0946-672X(03)80021-4}},
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