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Human Health Criteria
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Methylmercury Fish Tissue Criterion
References
Following are the references available to the Agency for developing or revising human health criteria for Methyl Mercury. In addition to the references cited below, please refer the Toxicological Effects of Methylmercury report, issued in July 11, 2000 by the National Academy of Sciences. These references were discussed in the Federal Register notice entitled, Notice of Intent to Develop Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Protection of Human Health - Arsenic, Methyl mercury, and Carbofuran; Notice of Data Availability; Request for Data and Information.
- References for the Health Assessment Section
- References for the Bioaccumulation Section
- References for the Chemical Translators
References for the Health Assessment Section
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