Archive for January 2019
Mercury in Women of Child-bearing Age in 25 Countries: Study Finds Harmful Levels of Mercury in Women Across the Globe
On this call, Lee Bell, Mercury Policy Advisor for the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) discusses an IPEN and Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) study that was undertaken to measure the prevalence of mercury body burden at levels that can cause neurological and organ damage. Mercury in a mother’s body can be transferred to her fetus during pregnancy, exposing…
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