Table 1.
Blood mercury in control pups from dams that had been fed the Purina 5001 diet (experiment 1).
| Mercury
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|---|---|---|---|
| Litter ID | Age | Total (ng/mL) | Inorganic (%) |
| 1-001-1D1 | PND4 | 15.5 | ND |
| 1-003-1D1 | PND4 | 18.3 | ND |
| 1-009-1D1 | PND4 | 11.1 | ND |
| 1-010-1D1 | PND4 | 11.5 | ND |
| 1-011-1D1 | PND4 | 14.6 | ND |
| 1-001-11 | PND18 | 5.3 | 62 |
| 1-003-11 | PND18 | 3.8 | 87 |
| 1-009-11 | PND18 | 3.2 | ND |
| 1-010-11 | PND18 | 3.3 | ND |
| 1-011-11 | PND18 | 4.1 | ND |
ND, not detected (the detection limit in our laboratory is 0.75 ng Hg). Samples were pooled within litters to provide a volume adequate for the assays. By PND18, mercury levels had declined substantially (compare Newland and Reile 1999; Stern et al. 2001).