Proceedings
Friday 2nd August 9:30-11:30
Mercury in marine mammals and human health risk
Session Chairs : Mineshi Sakamoto, Laurie H.M Chan
| 9：30～ 9：45 |
Mineshi Sakamoto (NIMD, Japan)
“Mercury Speciation and Selenium Concentrations in Tooth-Whale Meats Consumed
in Taiji Town, Japan” |
| 9：45～10：00 |
Tokutaka Ikemoto(Thermo Fisher Scientific K.K. , Japan)
“Presence of Mercury Selenide inVarious Tissues Of Marine Mammals” |
| 10：00～10：15 |
Chiho Watanabe(University of Tokyo, Japan)
“Relationship Between Hg and Se Leavels in Taiji Inhabitants” |
| 10：15～10：30 |
Masaaki Nakamura(NIMD, Japan)
“Methylmercury Exposure and Neurological Outcomes in Taiji, the Birthplace
of Traditional Whaling in Japan” |
| 10：30～10：45 |
Ayotte Pierre(Unibersite Laval/Institut national de santé publique du Quebec,
Canada)
“Mercury and Selenium Speciation in Merine Mammals and Mercury Exposure
Among Inuit in Canada” |
| 10：45～11：00 |
Todd O' Hara(University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA)
“Mercury in Marine Mammals and Human Health: Alaska Perspective” |
| 11：00～11：15 |
Malgorzata Korbas(Canadian Light Source, Canada)
“Probing Hg Localization & Transformation in Tissues Using X-Ray Fluorescence
imaging and X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy” |
| 11：15～11：30 |
Laurie H.M Chan (University of Ottawa, Canada)
“Balancing Benefits and Risks of Consumption of Marine Mammals Among Inuit
in Northern Canada” |
