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Japan's whaling town residents have dangerously high levels of mercuryThe hair of three tested residents contained quantities of mercury higher than 50 parts per million [ppm], a level that can lead to neurological problems23 Oct 2008 Japanese diners who enjoy tucking into dolphin meat are putting their health at risk, as well as courting international condemnation. A new study by two Japanese universities found that residents of Taiji, a whaling town on the Pacific coast, who frequently ate the meat of pilot whale - a member of the dolphin family - have mercury levels 10 times the national average.........
Date: 2008-10-30
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