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| Sample Media | Mercury Type | Principal agent | Reference Number | Institute | Reference | Year | Sampling Region | Sampling Area | Sample Type | Unit | Minmum | Maximum | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human | T-Hg | MOEJ (Ministry of the Environment, Japan) | R12 | MOEJ (Ministry of the Environment, Japan) | Survey of the Exposure Monitoring to Chemical Compounds in Human | 2021 | Others | Summary | Blood | ng/mL | 6.4 | 0.77 | 29 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 1996 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.01 | 0.003 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 1997 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 1998 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.01 | 0.004 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 1999 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.02 | 0.003 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 2000 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.03 | 0.004 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 2001 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 2002 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 2003 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 2004 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.18 | 0.02 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 2005 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 2006 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 2007 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 2008 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 2009 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 2010 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.32 | 0.02 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R15 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 2011 | Tohoku | Ryori, Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.15 | 0.04 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R16 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 1996 | Kanto | Minamitorishima Island, Ogasawara, Tokyo | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.07 | 0.01 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R16 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 1997 | Kanto | Minamitorishima Island, Ogasawara, Tokyo | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Atmosphere | T-Hg | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | R16 | JMA (Japan Meteorological Agency) | Analysis of chemical components in the precipitation and depositing particles | 1998 | Kanto | Minamitorishima Island, Ogasawara, Tokyo | rainwater | μg/L | 0 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
