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Impacts of Maternal Fish Consumption and Natural Environment on Placental Mercury Levels in Jamaica

Issue:

Vol 66, Issue 2: 2017

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2015.239

Pages:

346–51

Synopsis:

Maternal fish consumption, as well as, residence can influence placental mercury concentration. The highest placental mercury was found in areas within bauxitic soil.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Mercury is a neurotoxin that is introduced to pregnant women from the soil, air pollutants and fish intake. Mercury in the placenta can be a biomarker for both maternal and fetal exposure. The objective of this study was to investigate how dietary patterns and environmental conditions can affect mercury concentration levels in the human placenta.

Received:

18 May, 2015

Accepted:

01 Jun, 2015

Published:

22 Sep, 2017

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