Corrigendum
IPCS Environmental Health Criteria 1: Mercury
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Page 116: Table 5 should read as follows:
Table 5. The time-weighted average air concentrations associated with the earliest effects in the most sensitive adults following long-term exposure to elemental mercury vapour. The table also lists the equivalent blood and urine concentrations (a)
| Air (mg/m3) |
Blood (µg/100 ml) |
Urine (µg/litre) |
Earliest effects |
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| 0.05 | 3.5 | 150 | non-specific symptoms |
| 0.1-0.2 | 7-14 | 300-600 | tremor |
(a) Blood and urine values may be used on a group basis owing to gross individual variations. Furthermore, these average values reflect exposure only after exposure for a year or more. After shorter periods of exposure, air concentrations would be associated with lower concentrations in blood and urine.