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Table 1 Exposure limit values of mercury in urine and blood

From: Health-related quality of life (EQ-5D + C) among people living in artisanal and small-scale gold mining areas in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study

 

HBM urine (μg/l)

HBM blood (μg/l)

 

below 1st HBM exposure limit value

<= 7

<=5

Low level

1st to 2nd HBM exposure limit value (HBM I)

> 7 to <= 25

> 5 to <= 15

Alert level

Over 2nd HBM exposure limit value (HBM II)

> 25

> 15

High level

  1. Table adapted from [31], HBM Human Biomonitoring