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标题：Mercury from chlor-alkali plants: measured concentrations in food product sugar
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作者：Renee Dufault ; Blaise LeBlanc ; Roseanne Schnoll 等
期刊名称：Environmental Health - a Global Access Science Source
印刷版ISSN：1476-069X
电子版ISSN：1476-069X
出版年度：2009
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：2
DOI：10.1186/1476-069X-8-2
语种：English
出版社：BioMed Central
摘要：Mercury cell chlor-alkali products are used to produce thousands of other products including food ingredients such as citric acid, sodium benzoate, and high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup is used in food products to enhance shelf life. A pilot study was conducted to determine if high fructose corn syrup contains mercury, a toxic metal historically used as an anti-microbial. High fructose corn syrup samples were collected from three different manufacturers and analyzed for total mercury. The samples were found to contain levels of mercury ranging from below a detection limit of 0.005 to 0.570 micrograms mercury per gram of high fructose corn syrup. Average daily consumption of high fructose corn syrup is about 50 grams per person in the United States. With respect to total mercury exposure, it may be necessary to account for this source of mercury in the diet of children and sensitive populations.
关键词：Mercury ; Total Mercury ; Dental Amalgam ; High Fructose Corn Syrup ; Total Diet Study