ATSDR Science panel on the bioavailability of mercury in soils: Lessons learned

Risk Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 527-532

  Canady, Richard A ^a   Hanley, Jack E ^a   Susten, Allan S ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

ATSDR; Bioavailability; Mercury; Risk assessment; Soil ingestion

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; MERCURY (METAL); SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOAVAILABILITY; SOIL INGESTION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

MERCURY;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY; MERCURY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0031257608     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1997.tb00894.x     Document Type: Review

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