HEALTH CONSULTATION
REVIEW OF MERCURY HEALTH SERVICES' BLOOD MERCURY DATA FOR SELECTED PARISHES IN LOUISIANA
VARIOUS PARISHES, LOUISIANA
February 16, 1999
Prepared by:
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals/Office of Public
Health/
Section of Environmental Epidemiology & Toxicology
Under Cooperative Agreement with the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. BACKGROUND AND STATEMENT OF ISSUES
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Summary of Participants And Parishes Population Data
Table 2. Mercury Concentration (ppb) by Age
Table 3. Mercury Concentration (ppb) by Occupation
Table 4. Mercury Concentration (ppb) by Race/Ethnic Group
Table 5. Mercury Concentration (ppb) by Education
Table 6. Mercury Concentration (ppb) by Local Fish Consumption
Table 7. Mercury Concentration (ppb) by Recent Fish Consumption
Table 8. Mercury Concentration (ppb) by Frequency of Fish Consumption (Past Year)
Table 9. Mercury Concentration (ppb) by Pregnancy Status
Table 10. Mercury Concentration (ppb) by Recent Fish Consumption in Pregnant Women
Table 11. Summary of Participants with Elevated Blood Mercury Concentrations