Here is some facts I am pulling from the internet as I write this post. I have no idea what they will result in, nor which side of the argument they will support. I just find doing my own research will result in something I can believe. I figured some others here may benefit from it as well
According to this
Human Water Requirement Calculator, the average 60lb person needs 1 liter of water a day. I know from my own baby that they drink far more than that when they are younger. But lets just assume they only drink 1 liter of water.
From the
Sask Health Website (Couldn't find the Alberta one)
Quote:
Mercury is a toxic element and serves no beneficial physiological function in humans. Presence of mercury in water has become a source of concern because of the finding that organic mercury is bio-concentrated by fish.
A maximum acceptable concentration of 0.001 mg/L has been established for drinking water.
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Taking both these into account, this means that the average child can safely consume 0.001 mg of any type of mercury in a day.
Now from the
FDA website
Quote:
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As a vaccine preservative, thimerosal is used in concentrations of 0.003% to 0.01%. A vaccine containing 0.01% thimerosal as a preservative contains 50 micrograms of thimerosal per 0.5 ml dose or approximately 25 micrograms of mercury per 0.5 mL dose.
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The maximum concentration of thimerosal will result in .5 micrograms of mercury to be injected. Converted it means that 0.0005 milligrams of mercury are injected.
.001 is twice 0.0005. That is, the dose of mercury that the Sask government deems safe for consumption in a single liter of water is twice the amount of mercury that is in the maximum dose contained in a single injection.
I don't know about anyone else, but that seems pretty safe to me.
If anyone noticed any calculation or conversion errors, feel free to point them out. I am the first to admit I might have screwed something up.