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However, there is limited studies on mercury in commercial rice, which has high liquidity and can be directly consumed by urban residents. This study measured the total Hg (THg) and MeHg concentrations in 146 rice samples purchased from the markets in Guiyang city, southwest China, and both the inorganic Hg (IHg) and MeHg estimated daily intakes (EDIs) and hazard quotients (HQs) were calculated according to rice consumption. The THg concentrations in all rice samples (range: 0.97 to 13.10 \u03bcg\u00b7kg\u22121; mean: 3.88 \u03bcg\u00b7kg\u22121) were lower than the Chinese national standard (20 \u03bcg\u00b7kg\u22121). The average MeHg concentration in rice was 1.16 \u03bcg\u00b7kg\u22121. The total HQs (THQs) ranged from 0.0106 to 0.1048, with a mean of 0.0462, which was far lower than 1. 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