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. 1999 Nov;107(11):A555. doi: 10.1289/ehp.107-1566710

Minority children at risk from ETS.

PMCID: PMC1566710  PMID: 10544167

Abstract

In research published last summer, scientists revealed that prenatal exposure to methylmercury, an organic form of mercury that accumulates in animal tissues, may affect the blood pressure and ability to respond to sensory stimuli in exposed children later in life. The team is now also confirming findings of mercury-related neurodevelopmental effects among the Faroese subjects by studying a cohort of Madeiran children.

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