Reduce exposure to mercury in children — EH‑09 Data

Status: Improving

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Most Recent Data:
0.96 micrograms per liter (µg/L) (2017-18)

Target:
0.80 µg/L

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
1.06 micrograms per liter (µg/L) was the concentration level of mercury in blood samples at which 95 percent of the population aged 1 to 5 years was at or below in 2015-16

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Exposure to mercury among children, 2015-16 to 2017-18 ^◊
(micrograms per liter (µg/L))
Decrease desired

Population	2015-16	2017-18
Total	1.06 CI 0.84 / 1.36	0.96 CI 0.75 / 1.22

Data Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS

Exposure to mercury among children by

#: Standard errors and confidence intervals are not available for this population group.

◊: Unless otherwise noted, data represent "µg/L, 1–5 years"

†: Target is not applicable for this demographic group.

DSU: Data do not meet the criteria for statistical reliability, data quality, or confidentiality.

DNA: Data have not been analyzed.

DNC: Data for specific population not collected.

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Reduce exposure to mercury in children — EH‑09 Data

Status: Improving

Exposure to mercury among children, 2015-16 to 2017-18 ◊ (micrograms per liter (µg/L)) Decrease desired

Exposure to mercury among children, 2015-16 to 2017-18 ^◊
(micrograms per liter (µg/L))
Decrease desired