Questions regarding environmental mercury release, special education rates, and autism disorder: An ecological study of Texas by Palmer et al.

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Abstract

Palmer et al. present an analysis in which they look for an association between Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting data for mercury and rates of autism and special education enrollment in Texas. In their analysis, the link between TRI release data and actual mercury exposure is not clear at all, and thus the conclusions drawn from the analysis are questionable.

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An exposure assessment for methylmercury from seafood for consumers in the United States

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Survey of total mercury in some edible fish and shellfish species collected in Canada in 2002

Food Additives and Contaminants

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Questions regarding environmental mercury release, special education rates, and autism disorder: An ecological study of Texas by Palmer et al.