The greatest risk from exposure to low levels of methylmercury is brain damage in fetuses and young children.

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Methylmercury is highly toxic, especially to developing brains. Fetuses and young children are most at risk because it can cause brain damage and developmental delays when they are exposed to it, even at low levels, through their mothers' consumption of contaminated fish and shellfish.

The Greatest Risk from Exposure to Low Levels of Methylmercury