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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2015 Sep 2;26(1):78–85. doi: 10.1038/jes.2015.52

Table 2. Mercury (Hg) Biomarker Levels.

Total Hg (non-speciated) in three biospecimens among participants of the American Dental Association 2012 study.

N Geometric
Mean		 95% CI Minimum 25th
Percentile		 50th
Percentile		 75th
Percentile		 Maximum
Hair Hg (µg/g) 424 0.60 (0.54–0.67) 0.01 0.33 0.69 1.27 7.45
Blood Hg (µg/L) 434 3.67 (3.38–3.98) 0.20 2.08 3.93 7.00 25.3
Urine Hg (µg/L) 606 1.28 (1.19–1.37) 0.13 0.71 1.31 2.48 13.1
Urine Hg (µg/L)1 600 1.41 (1.32–1.49) 0.14 0.85 1.44 2.31 10.7
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Adjusted by urinary specific gravity.