MP-119

SEVERITY OF CHRONIC METALLIC MERCURY VAPOR INTOXICATION IN COMPARISON TO OTHER HEALTH STATES

Authors: STECKLING, Nadine 1 ; DEVLEESSCHAUWER, Brecht 2 ; WINKELNKEMPER, Julia 3 ; FISCHER, Florian 3 ; ERICSON, Bret 4 ; KRÄMER, Alexander 3 ; HORNBERG, Claudia 5 ; FULLER, Richard 4 ; PLASS, Dietrich 6 ; BOSE-O'REILLY, Stephan 1 ;
(1) Institute and Outpatient Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany; (2) Department of Public Health and Surveillance, Scientific Institute of Public Health (WIV-ISP), Brussels, Belgium; (3) Bielefeld University, School of Public Health, Department of Public Health Medicine, Bielefeld, Germany; (4) Pure Earth, formerly Blacksmith Institute, New York, USA; (5) Bielefeld University, School of Public Health, Department of Environment & Health, Bielefeld, Germany; (6) German Environment Agency, Section Exposure Assessment and Environmental Health Indicators, Berlin, Germany

MP-120

IS PHARMACEUTICAL USE ASSOCIATED WITH MERCURY EXPOSURE? AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION USING U.S. NHANES

Authors: BRADLEY, Mark 1 ; PARK, Sung 2 ; BASU, Niladri 1 ;
(1) McGill University, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada; (2) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

MP-121

CHANGES IN MATERNAL BLOOD METHYLMERCURY BETWEEN EARLY AND LATE PREGNANCY

Authors: DONOHUE, Alexis 1 ; WAGNER, Carol 2 ; ROTHENBERG, Sarah 1 ;
(1) University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA; (2) Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Abstract not available

MP-122

CORRELATIONS AMONG MERCURY CONCENTRATION, STABLE ISOTOPE RATIOS OF CARBON AND NITROGEN OF AMINO ACIDS IN SCALP HAIR FROM WHALE MEAT-EATERS AND HEAVY FISH-EATERS

Authors: ENDO, Tetsuya 1 ; KIMURA, Osamu 1 ; PETZKE, Klaus 2 ;
(1) Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Ishikari-Tobetsu, Hokkaido, Japan; (2) German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsudom, Germany

MP-123

MEASURING METHYLMERCURY IN NEWBORN DRIED BLOOD SPOTS

Authors: ENG, Jenny 1 ; SANTA-RIOS, Andrea 1 ; MARTINCEVIC, Gordana 1 ; NEITZEL, Richard 2 ; BASU, Nil 1 ;
(1) McGill University, Montreal, Canada; (2) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

MP-124

CHARACTERIZATION OF SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION AND MERCURY EXPOSURE IN CHICAGO ASIAN COMMUNITIES

Authors: TURYK, Mary 1 ; ZHANG, Jing 1 ; LIU, Yangyang 1 ; ZHAO, Zhiwen 1 ; CHAVEZ, Noel 1 ; LIU, Hong 2 ; BUCHANAN, Susan 1 ;
(1) Univ of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, United States; (2) Midwest Asian Health Association, Chicago, USA

MP-126

ELEVATED MERCURY EXPOSURE IN WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE IN AN ARTISANAL GOLD MINING REGION OF THE PERUVIAN AMAZON: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Authors: GONZALEZ, David 1 ; LANGELAND, Aubrey 3 ; FERNANDEZ, Luis 2 ;
(1) Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States; (2) Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, United States; (3) University of Michigan, Michigan, United States

MP-127

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COVER-UP OF MINAMATA DISEASE PATIENTS; THE DENIAL OF METHYLMERCURY POISONING CASES BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT IN COURT

Authors: HAGINO, Naoji 1 ; SAITO, Hisashi 2 ; MARUYAMA, Kimio 3 ;
(1) Meeting to Support The Third Niigata Minamata Disease Lawsuit, Niigata City/ Niigata pref., Japan; (2) Kido-hospital, Niigata City/ Niigata pref., Japan; (3) Niigata Seiryo University, Niigata city/ Niigata pref., Japan

MP-128

DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN HAIR REFERENCE MATERIAL SUPPORTING BIOMONITORING OF METHYLMERCURY

Authors: HARAGUCHI, Koichi 1 ; SAKAMOTO, Mineshi 1 ; YAMAMOTO, Megumi 2 ; MATSUYAMA, Akito 3 ; HUNG, Dang 4 ; YAMAKAWA, Akane 5 ; SANO, Tomoharu 5 ; YOSHINAGA, Jun 6 ;
(1) Department of International Affairs and Research, National Institute for Minamata Disease, Kumamoto, Japan; (2) Department of Basic Medical Science, National Institute for Minamata Disease, Kumamoto, Japan; (3) Department is Environmental Science and Epidemiology, National Institute for Minamata Disease, Kumamoto, Japan; (4) Public Health Center, Hanoi School of Public Health, Hanoi, Vietnam; (5) Center for Environmental Measurement and Analysis, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Ibaraki, Japan; (6) Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University, Gunma, Japan

MP-129

A META-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY TO EXPLORE DOSE-RESPONSE AND THRESHOLD FOR MERCURY AND BLOOD PRESSURE IN HUMANS

Authors: HU, Xuefeng 1 ; SINGH, Kavita 1 ; CHAN, Laurie 1 ;
(1) University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

MP-131

WHAT IS THE RISK? DENTAL AMALGAM, MERCURY EXPOSURE, AND HUMAN HEALTH RISKS THROUGHOUT THE LIFE SPAN

Authors: KALL, John 1 ; JUST, Amanda 2 ; ASCHNER, Michael 3 ;
(1) International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology, Louisville, KY, United States; (2) International Academy of Oral Medicine & Toxicology, Champions Gate, FL, United States; (3) Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY , United States

MP-133

MERCURY EXPOSURE AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN REGION OF RUSSIA

Authors: KUTUZOV, Mikhail 1 ; JUSHKOVA, Ksenia 1 ;
(1) Cherepovets State University, Cherepovets/Vologda Region, Russia

MP-135

MULTISCALE EXPOSURE TO MERCURY EMITTED FROM VEGETATION DURING AUSTRALIAN FIRES

Authors: MACSWEEN, Katrina 1 ; EDWARDS, Grant 1 ; HOWARD, Dean 1 ; COPE, Martin 2 ; REISEN, Fabienne 2 ; MEYERS, Carl 2 ; MURPHY, Clare 3 ; DESSERVETTAZ, Maximillen 3 ; ANDREE-GUERETTE, Elise 3 ; ROULTSTON, Chris 3 ;
(1) Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, Australia; (2) CSIRO, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; (3) University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

MP-136

FISH CONSUMPTION SCREENING AS A PREDICTOR OF ELEVATED BLOOD MERCURY IN WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE

Authors: MCCANN, Patricia 1 ; KLEES, Joyce 2 ; BORAK, Teresa 2 ; REILLY, Danelle 3 ; DOHERTY, Patricia 2 ; KORINEK, Jill 1 ; SOUTHER, Larry 1 ; SAMPSON, Michael 2 ; BACKSTROM, Jennifer 4 ; BAKER, Beth 5 ; TURYK, Mary 6 ;
(1) Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul/MN, United States; (2) Sawtooth Mountain Clinic, Grand Marais/MN, United States; (3) Grand Portage Health Service, Grand Portage/MN, United States; (4) Cook County North Shore Hospital and Care Center, Grand Marais/MN, United States; (5) Medical and Toxicology Consulting Services Limited, MN, United States; (6) University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Chicago/IL, United States

MP-137

HUMAN EXPOSURE OF MERCURY AND METHYLMERCURY IN CHINA

Authors: LIU, Maodian 1 ; WANG, Xuejun 1 ; ZHANG, Wei 2 ; LI, Jinlin 1 ;
(1) Peking University, Beijing, China; (2) Renmin University, Beijing, China

MP-141

BALANCE BETWEEN MERCURY RISKS AND NUTRIENT BENEFITS FROM FRESH WATER FISH CONSUMPTION IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM A FIRST NATIONS BIOMONITORING STUDY

Authors: RATELLE, Mylene 1 ; LAIRD, Matthew 1 ; PACKULL-MCCORMICK, Sara 1 ; LAIRD, Brian 1 ;
(1) University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

MP-142

MERCURY CONCENTRATION IN BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND FISH CONSUMPTION

Authors: RENDOO, Davaadorj 1 ; BAATARTSOL, D 1 ; SER-OD, Kh 2 ; OYUNGEREL, T 1 ; OCH, G 1 ; TSOGTSAIKHAN, S 2 ; ZORIGОO, B 1 ; UNURSAIKHAN, S 1 ;
(1) National Center for Public Health, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; (2) Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

MP-143

HUMAN EXPOSURE TO MERCURY IN THE AMAZON: A CASE STUDY OF THE TUCURUÍ DAM

Authors: RODRÍGUEZ MARTIN-DOIMEADIOS, Rosa 1 ; ARRIFANO, Gabriela 2 ; JIMÉNEZ-MORENO, María 1 ; RAMÍREZ-MATEOS, Vanesa 1 ; DA SILVA, Núbia 2 ; SOUZA-MONTEIRO, José 2 ; DE OLIVEIRA, Marcus 2 ; PARAENSE, Ricardo 2 ; MACCHI, Barbarella 2 ; MARTINS DO NASCIMENTO, José 2 ; CRESPO-LÓPEZ, Elena ;
(1) University of Castilla-La Mancha, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Toledo, Spain; (2) Universidade Federal do Pará, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Belém, Brazil

MP-144

DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL PUBLIC POLICIES FOR THE PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF MERCURY CONTAMINATION OF RESIDENTS OF MADRE DE DIOS, PERU

Authors: ROJAS JURADO, Elvis 1 ; LAUDEÑA, Miguel 2 ; TORRES, Marta 3 ; ASCORRA, Cesar 3 ; VEGA, Claudia 3 ; ROMÁN-DAÑOBEYTIA, Fransisco 3 ; FERNANDEZ, Luis 4 ;
(1) Direccion Regional de Salud (DIRESA), Ministry of Health, Madre de Dios, Peru; (2) Direccion Regional de Educación, Ministry of Education, Madre de Dios, Peru; (3) Wake Forest University, Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation, Madre de Dios, Peru; (4) Wake Forest University, Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation, Winston-Salem, United States

MP-145

MINAMATA DISEASE HAS SPREAD ACROSS SHIRAUI SEA FROM MINAMATA

Authors: TAKAOKA, Shigeru 1 ; FUJINO, Tadashi 1 ; KAWAKAMI, Yoshinobu 1 ; SHIGEOKA, Shin-ichi 1 ;
(1) Minamata Kyoritsu Hospital, Minamata City, Japan

MP-146

MERCURY CONTAMINATION IN HUANCAVELICA, PERU: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO SUPPORT ASSESSMENT AND REMEDIATION

Authors: THOMS, Bryn 1 ; ROBINS, Nicholas 2 ; BROOKS, William 3 ; ECOS, Enrique 4 ; GONZALES, Ruben 5 ;
(1) Environmental Health Council, Eugene, OR, USA; (2) Environmental Health Council, Durham, NC, USA; (3) Environmental Health Council, Reston, VA, USA; (4) Environmental Health Council, Huancavelica, Huancavelica, Peru; (5) Asociacion Nuevavelica, Huancavelica, Huancavelica, Peru

MP-147

APOLIPOPROTEIN E GENOTYPES IN RELATION WITH HG, MEHG, AS AND SE LEVELS IN MOTHERS AND THEIR NEWBORNS

Authors: TRDIN, Ajda 1 ; FALNOGA, Ingrid 1 ; SNOJ TRATNIK, Janja 1 ; MAZEJ, Darja 1 ; STAJNKO, Anja 1 ; MARC, Janja 2 ; KRSNIK, Mladen 3 ; OSREDKAR, Josko Š3; PRPIĆ, Igor 4 ; ŠPIRIĆ, Zdravko 5 ; HORVAT, Milena 1 ;
(1) Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia; (2) Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; (3) University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Clinical Institute of Clinical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia; (4) University Hospital Centre Rijeka, Department of Paediatrics, Rijeka, Croatia; (5) Oikon Ltd, Institute for Applied Ecology, Zagreb, Croatia

MP-149

MERCURY EXPOSURE, SERUM ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES, AND SERUM CYTOKINE LEVELS IN THE LONG ISLAND STUDY OF SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN NY, USA

Authors: MONASTERO, Rebecca 1 ; KARIMI, Roxanne 2 ; NYLAND, Jennifer 3 ; HARRINGTON, James 4 ; LEVINE, Keith 5 ; MELIKER, Jaymie 6 ;
(1) Undergraduate Studies, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America; (2) School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Consortium for Inter-Disciplinary Environmental Research, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America; (3) Salisbury University Department of Biological Sciences, Salisbury, MD, United States of America; (4) RTI International, Trace Inorganics Laboratory, RTP, NC, USA; (5) RTI International, Trace Inorganics Laboratory, RTP, NS, USA; (6) Consortium for Inter-Disciplinary Environmental Research, Program in Public Health, Department of Family, Population, and Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, United States of America

MP-152

MOLAR RATIO OF SELENIUM AND MERCURY IN BLOOD OF RIVERINE PEOPLE IN THE AMAZON: A PROTECTIVE DIET?

Authors: LIMA, Marcelo 1 ; JESUS, Iracina 1 ; FAIAL, Kleber 1 ; MENDES, Lorena 1 ; QUEIROZ, Thais 1 ; COSTA, Brenda 1 ;
(1) Evandro Chagas Institute, Belém, Pará, Brazil

MP-153

MERCURY EXPOSURE IN AMAZON INDUSTRIAL AREA

Authors: COSTA, Brenda 1 ; JESUS, Iracina 1 ; MIRANDA, Antônio 1 ; MENDES, Lorena 1 ; MORAES, Marluce 1 ; JESUS, Maria 1 ; QUEIROZ, Thais 1 ; LIMA, Marcelo 1 ;
(1) Evandro Chagas Institute, Belém, Pará, Brazil

MP-154

MERCURY LEVELS IN BLOOD ASSOCIATED WITH WEEKLY FREQUENCY OF FISH CONSUMPTION IN THE AMAZON

Authors: QUEIROZ, Thais 1 ; JESUS, Iracina 1 ; PEREIRA, João 1 ; OLIVEIRA, Diomar 1 ; COSTA, Brenda 1 ; MENDES, Lorena 1 ; LIMA, Marcelo 1 ;
(1) Evandro Chagas Institute, Belém, Pará, Brazil

MP-155

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MERCURY EXPOSURE IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZONIAN BORDER AREA, ACRE STATE

Authors: JESUS, Iracina 1 ; AKAGI, Hirokatsu 2 ; SANTOS, Elisabeth 1 ; FAIAL, Kleber 1 ; LIMA, Marcelo 1 ; MORAES, Marluce 1 ; PEREIRA, João 1 ; CÂMARA, Volney 3 ;
(1) Evandro Chagas Institute, Belém, Pará, Brazil; (2) International Mercury Laboratory, Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan

MP-156

INCREASE OF MERCURY LEVELS IN THE SURFACE WATERS OF THE AURÁ RIVER FROM LEACHATE OF LANDFILL

Authors: SOUZA, Brenda 1 ; MENDES, Lorena 2 ; QUEIROZ, Thais 2 ; LIMA, Marcelo 2 ;
(1) COSTA, Belém, Pará, Brazil; (2) Evandro Chagas Institute, Belém, Pará, Brazil