Using biomarkers to characterise contaminant exposure among eaters of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River fish

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 69-74

  Kosatsky, Tom ^a,b   Weber, Jean Philippe ^c  

^a Montreal Public Health Department   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Consumption; Exposure; Sport fish; Xenobiotic

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSORPTION; ACCURACY; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; FISH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; SCREENING; SIGNAL DETECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0036310783     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(02)00024-8     Document Type: Article

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