@article{oai:niigata-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00006638,
 author = {Chen, Weishi and Magara, Junko and Endoh, Kazuo and Shirai, Fumio and Yamamoto, Masaharu},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {Acta medica et biologica, Acta medica et biologica},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {Hair samples of 53 couples in Niigata City, Japan were analyzed for total-Hg by the cold atomic absorption method and methyl-Hg by the gas chromatographic method. The concentrations of hair total-Hg and methyl-Hg were 4.01±1.736 μg/g (mean±S.D.) and 3.04±1.401 in husbands; 1.99±0.968 and 1.54±0.687 in wives. It was found that the concentrations of total-Hg and methyl-Hg in the hair of the husbands were significantly higher than those of their wives (p< 0.01, respectively). The correlations of hair mercury concentrations between couples were found (r=0.420, p<0.01 for total-Hg; r=0.484, p<0.01 for methyl-Hg). The concentration of mercury in the hair of couples with high fish intake frequency was higher than that with a low one. It is suggested the fish intake might have a predominant effect on the concentration of mercury in the hair.},
 pages = {45--50},
 title = {Comparison of Hair Mercury Concentrations between Married Couples},
 volume = {38},
 year = {1990}
}