APPENDIX B

MERCURY LEVELS IN COMMERCIAL FISH AND SHELLFISH (1990-2012)

SPECIES

MERCURY

SPECIES

MERCURY

SPECIES

MERCURY

CONCEN

CONCEN

CONCEN

TRATION

TRATION

TRATION

MEAN

(ppm)

MEAN

(ppm)

MEAN

(ppm)

Scallop

0.003

Herring

0.078

Scorpion-

fish

0.233

Clam

0.009

Hake

0.079

Weakfish (Sea Trout)

0.235

Shrimp

0.009

Jacksmelt

0.081

Halibut

0.241

Oyster

0.012

Mackerel Chub (Pacific)

0.088

Croaker White (Pacific)

0.287

Sardine

0.013

Whitefish

0.089

Tuna

(Canned,

Albacore)

0.350

Tilapia

0.013

Sheepshead

0.090

Bass Chilean

0.354

Salmon

(Canned)

0.014

Lobster

(Spiny)

0.093

Tuna (Fresh/Fro-zen Yellow-fin)

0.358

SPECIES

MERCURY

CONCEN

TRATION

MEAN

(ppm)

SPECIES

MERCURY

CONCEN

TRATION

MEAN

(ppm)

SPECIE S

MERCURY

CONCEN

TRATION

MEAN

(ppm)

Anchovies

0.016

Pickerel

0.095

Tuna (Fresh/Fro-zen Alba-core)

0.358

Salmon

(Fresh/Frozen)

0.022

Lobster

(Northern/

American)

0.107

Sablefish

0.361

Catfish

0.,024

Carp

0.010

Bluefish

0.368

Squid

0.024

Cod

0.111

Tuna (Fresh/Fro-zen All)

0.386

Pollock

0.031

Perch Ocean

0.121

Tuna (Fresh/Fro-zen, Species unknown)

0.410

Crawfish

0.033

Tuna

(Canned,

Light)

0.126

Grouper (All species)

0.488

Shad

0.038

Buffalofish

0.137

Mackeral Spanish (Gulf of Mexico)

0.454

Mackerel Atlantic (N. Atlantic)

0.05

Skate

0.137

Marlin

0.485

Mullet

0,05

Tilefish (Atlantic)

0.144

Orange

Roughy

0.571

Whiting

0.051

Tuna (Fresh/Fro-zen, Skipjack)

0.144

Tuna (Fresh/Fro-zen, Big Eye)

0.689

Haddock

(Atlantic

0.055

Perch

(Freshwater)

0.150

Mackerel

King

0.73

Flatfish

0.056

Monkfish

0.161

Shark

0.979

Butterfish

0.058

Lobster (Species unknown)

0.166

Swordfish

0.995

Crab

0.065

Bass (Saltwater, Black, Striped, Rockfish)

0.167

Tile fish (Gulf of Mexico)

1.123

Croaker Atlantic

0.069

Mahi Mahi

0.178

Trout

(Freshwater)

0.071

Mackerel Spanish (S. Atlantic)

0.182

Data from

www.fda.gov/Food/FoodbornelllnessContaminants/Metals/ucml15644.htm

ABBREVIATIONS

ACE adrenal cortex

ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

ALA alpha lipoic acid

ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ALT alanine aminotransferase

ASD autism spectrum disorder

AST aspartate aminotransferase

BED Body Ecology diet

BPA Bisphenol A

CDC United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DC Doctor of Chiropracty

DDS Doctor of Dental Surgery

DMD Doctor of Dental Medicine

DMSA dimercaptosuccinic acid

DMPS dimercaptopropane sulfonate sodium

DMSO Dimethyl sulfoxide

DO Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency

FDA United States Food and Drug Administration

GFCF Gluten Free/Casein Free diet

GFCFSF Gluten Free/Casein Free/Soy Free diet

GSE Grape seed extract

IBS irritable bowel syndrome

IgE Immunoglobulin E

IgG Immunoglobulin G

MCS multiple chemical sensitivities

MD Doctor of Medicine

MMS Master Mineral Solution

MS multiple sclerosis

ND Doctor of Naturopathy

NMD Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine

NP Nurse Practitioner

OAS oral allergy syndrome

OCD obsessive-compulsive disorder

OOO oil of oregano

PCOS polycystic ovary syndrome

PMS premenstrual syndrome

SCD specific carbohydrate diet

SGOT serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase

TTFD tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide