U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce exposure to mercury in children — EH‑09 Data

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