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E.M. Sunderland, M.Li, K. Bullard. 2018. Decadal changes in edible supply of seafood and methylmercury exposure in the United States. Environmental Health Perspectives. 125(1): DOI:10.1289/EHP2644.
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Methylmercury is a potent neurotoxicant that bioaccumulates in aquatic food webs. This paper shows the majority of methylmercury exposure in the United States is from fisheries harvests from the global oceans, with almost 40% from various species of tuna. Over the last decade, methylmercury exposures have reflected changes in the preferences of U.S. fish consumers toward foods like shrimp and fresh tuna in sushi lunch boxes. Climate change is also affecting the origin and supply of certain species in the U.S. commercial seafood market such as Cod and anchovy/sardines. Image to the left courtesy of Leah Burrows, Harvard SEAS.
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