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Can you tell me how much time does it take mercury from fish to leave your body?

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Dr. Eric Weisman answered

Specializes in Neurology

Good question.: It depends on percentage of body fat and your renal and hepatic status mostly. Of course the more mercury you take in the more you tend to carry in your system. Different types of fish contain varying amounts of mercury. If the fish is at the top of the food pyrimid (tuna, swordfish for example) there tends to be a higher mercury concentration.

Answered 5/4/2014

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Dr. Andrew Ho answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Many months: According to the cdc summary, mercury half-life as measured in urine is 1-3 months. (http://www.Cdc.Gov/biomonitoring/mercury_biomonitoringsummary.Html) this means more than 99% will be out of the body after 5 half lives (5 to 15 months).

Answered 11/29/2014

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