Hair reveals source of people’s exposure to mercury.

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Hair reveals source of peopleÂ’s exposure to mercury.

<http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/89/i44/8944-20111026lnj1.html>

Determining the source of a personÂ’s exposure to mercury could become

simpler thanks to the development of isotopic measurements of the metal

in human hair.

see also:

Environmental mercury release, special education rates, and autism

disorder: an ecological study of Texas.

<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16338635>

Palmer RF, Blanchard S, Stein Z, Mandell D, C.

Health Place. 2006 Jun;12(2):203-9.

Proximity to point sources of environmental mercury release as a

predictor of autism prevalence.

<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18353703>

Palmer RF, Blanchard S, Wood R.

Health Place. 2009 Mar;15(1):18-24.

The value of ecologic studies: mercury concentration in ambient air and

the risk of autism. <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21905454>

Blanchard KS, Palmer RF, Stein Z.

Rev Environ Health. 2011;26(2):111-8.