Citation

Bakir F, Al-Shahristani H, Al-Rawi NY, Khadouri A, Al-Mufti AW. Bull. World Health Organ. 1976; 53(Suppl): 129-132.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1976, World Health Organization)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1086161

PMCID

PMC2366405

Abstract

Secondary sources of intoxication with methylmercury poisoning other than home-made bread were explored. Mercury levels in various food items were below 0.05 mg/kg.Over 30 000 specimens of meat and internal organs of sheep were analysed because of the strong suspicion that the animals had been fed treated barley. It was found that 6-12% of the specimens analysed contained more than 0.5 mg/kg of mercury. Consumption of meat did not appear to constitute a danger of intoxication during the outbreak.

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