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Abstract
The mean methylmercury concentration in hair of a Papua New Guinean population was 15.5 /μg/g (range = 3.2–50.5 /μg/g). Nearly all individuals consumed fish 2 to 3 times daily. In contrast, the mean methylmercury concentration in hair of a nearby control group who consumed a similar amount of fish was 6.4 μg/g (range = 0.62–25.7 pig/g). A control group that consumed fish much less frequently had a mean methylmercury concentration in hair of 2.4 ptg/g (range = 0.33–9.0 μg/g). No statistically significant variations in methylmercury concentrations in hair were found with sex or age within any of the three populations.