Bakir F, Al-Shahristani H, Al-Rawi N Y, Khadouri A, Al-Mufti A W
Bull World Health Organ. 1976;53 Suppl(Suppl):129-32.
Secondary sources of intoxication with methylmercury poisoning other than home-made bread were explored. Mercury levels in various food items were below 0.05 mg/kg.Over 30 000 specimens of meat and internal organs of sheep were analysed because of the strong suspicion that the animals had been fed treated barley. It was found that 6-12% of the specimens analysed contained more than 0.5 mg/kg of mercury. Consumption of meat did not appear to constitute a danger of intoxication during the outbreak.
除自制面包外，还对甲基汞中毒的其他次要中毒源进行了探究。各类食品中的汞含量均低于0.05毫克/千克。由于强烈怀疑绵羊食用了经过处理的大麦，因此对3万多份绵羊的肉类和内脏样本进行了分析。结果发现，所分析的样本中有6% - 12%的汞含量超过0.5毫克/千克。在疫情爆发期间，食用肉类似乎并未构成中毒危险。
