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ArticleEnvironment & health (Washington, D.C.)2026

Quantifying Depuration of Methylmercury from Fish Consumption by Travelers.

Ryan F Lepak, Jean Hervé Mve Beh, Clotaire Moukegni-Sika, Jean Noël Bibang Binguema, Sarah E Janssen, Jacob M Ogorek, Michael T Tate, Peter B McIntyre

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Article in Environment & health (Washington, D.C.), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Ryan F LepakCenter for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development, 6201 Congdon Blvd, Duluth, Minnesota 55804, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2806-1895
Jean Hervé Mve BehLaboratoire d'Hydrobiologie et d'Ichtyologie, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique et Technologique (CENAREST), Institut de Recherches Agronomiques et Forestières, Libreville BP 2246, Gabon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0290-042X
Clotaire Moukegni-SikaMinistères des Eaux et Forêts, Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux, Libreville 3641, Gabon.
Jean Noël Bibang BinguemaCENAREST, Institut de Recherches Agronomiques et Forestières (IRAF), Libreville BP 2246, Gabon.
Sarah E JanssenUpper Midwest Water Science Center, M3 Research Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey, 1 Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4432-3154
Jacob M OgorekUpper Midwest Water Science Center, M3 Research Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey, 1 Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, United States.
Michael T TateUpper Midwest Water Science Center, M3 Research Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey, 1 Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53726, United States.
Peter B McIntyreDepartment of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University, 226 Mann Drive, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1809-7552

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During a two-week field sampling expedition in Gabon, two American scientists consumed fish daily from the Ogooué River watershed. We sampled their scalp and facial hair periodically to evaluate hair as a biomarker to track shifts in methylmercury (MeHg) exposure from diet. Each individual differed in the onset and extent of MeHg accumulation but showed similar depuration rates. Pretrip baseline Hg isotope values between participants were distinct from Gabonese fishes allowing us to detect shifts in MeHg sources in the hair of both individuals. δ

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fishhairhuman biomarkermercury isotopesMinamata

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PMID41743806
PMCPMC12930318

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