Mercury levels along the food chain and risk for exposed populations

Environmental Research

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 68-72

  Renzoni, A ^a   Zino, F ^a   Franchi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood; Fish; Fishermen; Hair; Mercury

Indexed keywords

DNA; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MERCURY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHERMAN; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INTAKE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA FOOD; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032076133     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1998.3832     Document Type: Article

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