Mercury study report to Congress. Volume 3. An assessment of exposure from anthropogenic mercury emissions in the United States. Sab review draft
This volume of the draft Report presents an assessment of exposure to emitted mercury from both inhalation and ingestion routes. Modeling includes long-range transport analysis (Regional Lagrangian Model of Air Pollution) and exposure assessment of local deposition of mercury from anthropogenic emissions sources (COMPDEP) aquatic and terrestrial fate models and exposure models presented originally in Methodology for Assessing Health Risks Associated with Indirect Exposure to Combustor Emissions. A parallel assessment of mercury exposure from fish and shellfish for the general U.S. population and for subpopulations anticipated to ingest higher quantities of fish (e.g., anglers, members of some Native American tribes, and some ethnic groups) was conducted based on dietary survey data. Comparison are made of dietary intake of fish and of methylmercury for humans and for various species of fish-eating birds and mammals. Specific information on the analysis is presented in the Appendices; in particular details of the models, descriptions of model parameters, justifications and details of human fish consumption analyses.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States). Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
- OSTI ID:
- 285171
- Report Number(s):
- PB--96-184643/XAB; EPA--452/R-96/001C
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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