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Determination of Reference Dose (RfD) of mercury exposure based on NOAEL mercury


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Tualeka, Abdul Rohim and Rifky, Mahmud Aditya and Jalaludin, Juliana and Russeng, Syamsiar S and Rahmawati, Pudji and Ahsan, Ahsan and Susilowati, Indri H (2019) Determination of Reference Dose (RfD) of mercury exposure based on NOAEL mercury. Opcion, 35 (24). pp. 1185-1200. ISSN 1012-1587; ESSN: 2477-9385

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the RfD from mercury exposure in Bulawa Subdistrict in Bone Bolango District using NOAEL mercury in white mice and body weight and height of Indonesians who were exposed to mercury.This wasan observational study with a cross-sectional design using manual quantitative data analysis methods. As a result, the average mercury concentration in respondents’ drinking water and fish consumed was 0.000478 mg/L and 0.0298 mg/kg. In conclusion,the average mercury concentration in respondents’ drinking water and fish consumedis still below the threshold limitvalue set by the national standard for mercury concentrations


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Publisher: Universidad del Zulia
Keywords: Mercury; Gold mining; Safe concentration; Community
Depositing User: Ms. Nuraida Ibrahim
Date Deposited: 28 Feb 2021 17:42
Last Modified: 28 Feb 2021 17:42
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81124
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