@article{ref1,
title="Indirect sources of mercury poisoning in the Iraqi epidemic",
journal="Bulletin of The World Health Organization",
year="1976",
author="Bakir, F. and Al-Shahristani, H. and Al-Rawi, N. Y. and Khadouri, A. and Al-Mufti, A. W.",
volume="53",
number="Suppl",
pages="129-132",
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.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0042-9686",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}