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Human Health
Methylmercury
We have published criteria to protect human health from methylmercury.
Methylmercury is the form of mercury that is taken up by plant and aquatic
life and accumulates in fish. The criteria is to be used by states in
determining methylmercury levels in fish tissue.
Historical Information 
- Federal
Register Notice of Intent To Develop Ambient Water Quality
Criteria for Protection of Human Health--Arsenic, Methylmercury, and
Carbofuran; Notice of Data Availability; Request for Data and Information
(October 12, 2000)
- References
(PDF, 82K)
This list is a compilation of references currently used in the draft
Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Methylmercury. It is subdivided
into sections including human health, bioaccumulation, and chemical
translators.
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