Estimating exposure to methylmercury: Effects of uncertainties

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 97, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 119-145

  Lipfert, Frederick W ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL METHYLMERCURY POLLUTION; EXPOSURE ERRORS;

BLOOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ERROR ANALYSIS; ERROR CORRECTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEALTH HAZARDS; MERCURY (METAL); MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

POLLUTION;

METHYLMERCURY;

ACCURACY; BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0031171792     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018371414292     Document Type: Conference Paper

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