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. 2021 May 24;12:3035. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-23391-7

Fig. 1. Global health impact of methylmercury (MeHg) food exposure at present-day.

Fig. 1

(a) Per-fetus intelligence quotient (IQ) decrement; (b) Fatal heart attack deaths; (c) Economic loss from IQ decrease; (d) Value of statistical life (VSL) loss from fatal heart attacks; (e) Total loss from MeHg exposure (the sum of (c) and (d)). Economic losses are in United States (US) dollars (2020 value and adjusted by purchasing power parity). The gray area indicates missing data and the color scale of (c)–(e) is in the logarithmic scale.