mercury levels
Heavy metal readings
Mercury levels refers to the concentration of mercury—a toxic heavy metal—measured in a substance, environment, or organism.
The phrase appears most often in health and environmental contexts: The FDA monitors mercury levels in fish, Her blood test showed elevated mercury levels.
High mercury levels in seafood prompt consumption advisories, particularly for pregnant women.
- toxicityCapacity to cause harm
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
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- environmental scienceecology, air quality, ecosystem, water quality, ecosystems
- environmental dataair quality index, climate data, weather data, temperature rise, greenhouse gases
- pollution metricsAQI, air quality index, particulate matter, PM2.5, carbon monoxide
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- fishing industrycommercial fishing, fishing fleet, fishing vessels, fishing ports, fishing port
- Pescatariansalmon patty, tuna steak, tuna salad, fish fillet, baked fish
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