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Taiji locals test high for mercury
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Researchers have found extremely high methyl mercury concentrations in the hair of some residents of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, where people have a tradition of eating whale and dolphin, but none have developed any related illnesses. The researchers said May 9 that of 1,137 residents tested, the methyl mercury density in 43 exceeded the level recognized by the World Health Organization as capable of causing neurological damage. (The Japan Times)
太地町の住民から基準上回る水銀検出
「捕鯨の町」として知られ、鯨の消費が盛んな和歌山県太地町の住民の毛髪から、WHO(世界保健機関)の基準を上回る量の水銀が検出されたことが明らかになった。
Shukan ST: May 21, 2010
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