Implications and Significance of Mercury in Rice

Review Data

Purpose and Significance of Study: In the context of previous research pointing at accumulation of the toxic heavy metal, mercury, in rice, the study attempted to determine the mercury levels in rice varieties grown in the United States versus that imported from Asia.

Fit with Scope of Journal: The manuscript is of very high interest for the Journal of Food Nutrition and Metabolism.

The discussion section aptly lists the groups at greater risk from the consumption of mercury-containing rice, proposes the reasons or sources of mercury-content in the 29 varieties investigated, measures to address the issue, and questions for further investigation.

The manuscript is well-written. There are some minor errors (already corrected in the galley proof), which are listed below –

 

·       In the 6^th sentence of the 4^th paragraph of Mercury, “transfer” must be removed.

·       In the 3^rd paragraph of the discussion, “Hg” and “MeHg” must be written in words like in the rest of the manuscript for consistency.

·       In the 2^nd sentence of the last paragraph of the Discussion, “of pollution” after “amount” must be removed.

Author Info

Beverly Rzigalinski Brooke Benjamin Erin Collins Gurleen Kaur James R. Palmieri Jessica Brunette McAlister Council-Troche Meghan L. Wilson Susan Meacham Tracee Guthrie

Corresponding Author

James R. Palmieri
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

Article Info

Article Type

Research Article

Publication history

Received: Thu 21, May 2020
Accepted: Thu 04, Jun 2020
Published: Mon 15, Jun 2020

Copyright

© 2023 James R. Palmieri. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.JFNM.2020.02.02