Author(s)

Anatoliy V. Gorbunov¹, Boris V. Ermolaev¹, Sergey M. Lyapunov¹, Olga I. Okina¹, Sergey S. Pavlov², Marina V. Frontasyeva²

¹Geological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
²Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Russia.

Data on the mercury concentration in freshwater and marine fish and seafood on the territory of Russia are presented. The level and pattern of the fish and seafood consumption in various regions of Russia are found from the analysis of open statistics. Regions with the maximum and minimum consumption of fish products are established. Mercury intake from these products in a human organism is calculated. It is shown that at the current level and pattern of the diet in Russia fish cannot be a source of high mercury concentrations in a human organism.

Mercury, Marine and Freshwater Fish, Seafood, Consumption Level, Human Organism, Intake

Gorbunov, A. , Ermolaev, B. , Lyapunov, S. , Okina, O. , Pavlov, S. and Frontasyeva, M. (2016) Estimation of Mercury Intake from Consumption of Fish and Seafood in Russia. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 7, 516-523. doi: 10.4236/fns.2016.77053.