Table 6.
Mercury levels in blood from selected country.
| Blood Hg Levels (µg/L) | Blood Matrix | Population Group | Country | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.83 (<0.2–5.80) | Whole blood | Pregnant women | Australia | [101] |
| 2.0 (<0.8–9.3) | Whole blood | All | Australia | [84] |
| 2.1 (<0.8–7.7) | Whole blood | Men | Australia | [84] |
| 1.8 (<0.8–9.3) | Whole blood | Women | Australia | [84] |
| 3.12 (1.11–7.64) * | Whole blood | All | Benin | [85] |
| 8.4–83.2 | Whole blood | All | Brazil | [102] |
| 9.6 (2.4–27.3) | Plasma | All | Brazil | [102] |
| 1.4 (0.10–12.40) | Whole blood | All | Brazil | [103] |
| 21.1 ± 24.7 | Whole blood | All | Denmark | [104] |
| 0.65 (0.03–3.5) | Whole blood | All | Germany | [88] |
| 0.2 (<0.02–1.1) | Serum | All | Germany | [88] |
| 5.11 ± 2.19 (1.16–15.79) | Whole blood | Children (M and F) | Japan | [105] |
| 4.41 (0.35–30.6) | Whole blood | All | Japan | [106] |
| 3.12–5.66 * | Whole blood | Men | Korea | [107] |
| 2.45–3.85 * | Whole blood | Women | Korea | [107] |
| 3.12 (2.96–3.28) | Whole blood | All | Korea | [76] |
| 4.94 (4.66–3.53) ** | Whole blood | Men | Korea | [108] |
| 3.27 (3.13–3.42) | Whole blood | Women | Korea | [108] |
| 1.3 (0.39–4.4) | Whole blood | Men | Sweden | [109] |
| 0.97 (0.17–2.9) | Whole blood | Women | Sweden | [109] |
| 0.77 (0.71–0.83) | Whole blood | Adolescents (M) | Sweden | [110] |
| 0.60 (0.56–0.64) | Whole blood | Adolescents (W) | Sweden | [110] |
| 0.359 * | Whole blood | All | USA | [111] |
* Values are expressed in geometric mean (GM) with range values in closed brackets from 25% to 95% percentiles. ** Range values in closed brackets are expressed in confidence interval (CI).