Mercury emissions are a function of both the mercury content and calorific value (BTUs) of the coal, which varies by coal-producing region [50].
Should I promote a fish that is known to have a high mercury content?
Amalgams are crystalline in structure, except for those with a high mercury content, which are liquid.
Pregnant and lactating women and small children are advised to avoid eating fish with high mercury content.
Soon she can't hold a conversation without mentioning the mercury content of tuna or the toxicity of hair dye.
Never mind that the advisory covers only white albacore tuna, and not light tuna, which has a lower mercury content -- and is cheaper.
My honest belief is that if the labels had had the mercury content in micrograms, this would have been uncovered years ago.
An international research team reporting in The New England Journal of Medicine in November noted that the mercury content of some fish might diminish their cardioprotective effects.
Consumers like Mr. Ugalde are the tuna industry's nightmare as they react to a federal warning about the mercury content in albacore tuna.
Among those who want people to eat tuna, no matter what its mercury content, are those who process it and put it in cans.
For those concerned about the environment and mercury content, it recommends wild salmon, tilapia, wild shrimp from American waters and farmed mussels, scallops and crayfish.
