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DB Daniella Biffi
AL Andrea López-Mobilia
SK Shaleyla Kelez
DW Dean A. Williams
MC Matthew M. Chumchal
MW Molly Weinburgh
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Peru established a screening value of 1000 ng/g ww for “carnivorous” fish, whereas 500 ng/g ww was established for the rest of marine and freshwater species15. These values are the same as those assigned by the international food standards of the Codex Alimentarius57. In contrast, the US EPA has set its guidelines at 300 ng/g ww20. The US EPA recommended levels are lower than those recommended by Peru and FAO-WHO, in part, due to the inclusion of an uncertainty (or safety) factor to account for human-population variability and the lack of data on long-term effects of exposure36. We use this more conservative level to evaluate mercury content of seafood in this paper.

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