Table 1.
Cases in three family units, with individual urinary mercury levels and mercury cream concentrations.
| Cream User | Ages | Sex | Hg Urine (µg/g cr.) | Frequency of Use | Cream Hg Level (ppm) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family1, 2014 | N (index) | 20 mos | F | 52 | none | |
| Y | 35 | F | 21 | unknown | 28,000–38,000 a | |
| N | 32 | M | 2.5 | none | ||
| N | 64 | F | 6 | none | ||
| Family 2, 2013 | Y (index) | 17 | M | 208 | Twice daily × 6wks | 96,000–210,000 a |
| N | 4 | M | 31 | none | ||
| N | ? | F | 16 | - | ||
| N | 2 | F | 16 | none | ||
| N | 11 | M | 14 | none | ||
| Y | 33 | M | 14 | Infrequent | 96,000–210,000 | |
| N | 10 | F | 13 | none | ||
| N | 9 | M | 12 | none | ||
| N | 6 mos | F | 10 | - | ||
| N | 34 | F | 10 | none | ||
| N | 28 | M | 6 | none | ||
| Family 3, 2010 | Y (index) | 39 | F | 482 | Twice daily × 4 yrs | 56,000 b |
| Y | 39 | M | 132 | At bedtime | 56,000 | |
| N | 4 | F | 107 | none | ||
| N | 8 | M | 21 | none | ||
| N | 14 | F | ND ** | none |
Note: cr. = creatinine; a Method described by Gordon A Vrdoljak, Peter T Palmer, Richard Jacobs, Bahman Moezzi, Abstracts, 248th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, San Francisco, CA, USA, 10–14 August 2014; American Chemical Society: Washington, DC, USA, 2014; ACS ANYL 302; b Mercury concentrations were measured using the method for mercury by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SW-846 EPA Method 6020A); ** ND = not detected; limit of quantification = 0.5 µg/g cr.