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KMID : 0381319780170020035
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Korean Journal of Occupational Health
1978 Volume.17 No. 2 p.35 ~ p.40
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Urinary Mercury Concentration in the Healthy Korean
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Abstract
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This study was carried out for the purpose of evaluating the normal urinary mercury concentration of healthy Korean during the period of 7 months from may 1st to december 31st, 1977.
Samples of urine were collected from 454 subjects (male 227, female 227) who had never been exposed to mercury.
The mercury level in urine was determined by selective atomic absorption determination of total and inorganic mercury in undigested biological samples. The results obtained from this study were as follows;
1. The mean of total urinary mercury level of healthy Korean was 26.71±17.33 ㎍/ℓ and the range 0~93 ㎍/ℓ.
2. The mean of inorganic mercury level was 19.51±16.55 ㎍/ℓ and the range 0~86 ±17.33 ㎍/ℓ.
3. The mean of organic mercury level was 7.2±6.0 ㎍/ℓ and the range 0~33 ㎍/ℓ.
4. The total, inorganic, organic mercury level did not show any relationship with age and sex.
5. There was good correlation between total mercury level and inogranic meroury level (r＝0.94, Y＝3.64＋1.19X).
6. The normal ranges determined by exponential distribution were 0~80.0 ㎍/ℓ, for the total mercury, inorganic mercury range 0~58.5 ㎍/ℓ and organic mercury range 0~21.5 ㎍/ℓ.
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