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Neurotoxic and genotoxic effects of methylmercury

Aggarwal, Priyanka; Gaur, Smriti; Gauba, Pammi - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 16 (2014) 1, pp. 71-78

The toxic form of methylmercury is of concern in terms of its neurotoxicity, genotoxicity and reproductive toxicity … for research on exposure to lower levels. The harmful effects of methylmercury are a cause for concern irrespective of the … exposure levels. The problem becomes more serious because of biomagnifications of methylmercury. Disorders may develop during …

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A Note on Trasande et al., “Public Health and Economic Consequences of Methylmercury Toxicity to the Developing Brain”

Griffiths, Charles; McGartland, Al; Miller, Maggie - National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE), … - 2006

In 2005, EPA promulgated the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) to permanently cap and reduce mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants. During the final stages of promulgating this rule, an article was published by Trasande et al. that raised some issues regarding how to measure benefits from...

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