nThe health effects from mercury exposures are of
special concern for unborn babies and young children because it is a
neurotoxin.
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The health effects from
mercury exposures are of special concern for unborn babies and young children
because it is a neurotoxin.The public
health report estimated possible health effects from exposure to children and
adults, including women of child-bearing age and the effect on developing
fetuses.
Exposures to mercury in air,
drinking water, surface water, sediment, soil and food, including fish, were
considered in the public health report.