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Table 2. Limits for the intake of Hg2+ and methylmercury.
Limit value Refers to Organisation
0.1 μg/kg/day (methyl-mercury) „reference dose“ US EPA, 2001
0.3 μg/kg/day (Hg2+) „reference dose“ US EPA, 1987
5 μg/kg/day total mercury,
maximum of 1.6 μg/kg/day as
methylmercury		 Provisional weekly intake JECFA, 2003

Source: SCHER,  Preliminary report on the environmental risks and indirect health effects of mercury in dental amalgam (2008), 3. Opinion, p.13