Urinary and blood levels of mercury among chloralkali workers and non occupationally exposed subjects: Relationship with amalgam fillings and fish consumption;Indicatori urinari ed ematici di dose interna di mercurio in lavoratori di un impianto clorosoda e in soggetti non professionalmente esposti: Relazione con gli amalgami dentali ed il consumo di pesce di mare

Medicina del Lavoro

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 176-183

  Carta, P ^a   Flore, C ^a   Ibba, A ^a   Tocco, M ^a   Aru, G ^a   Mocci, F ^b   Sanna Randaccio, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amalgam fillings; Fish consumption; Inorganic mercury; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; CREATININE; MERCURY;

ADULT; BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERCURIALISM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEA FOOD; TOXICOKINETICS; URINE LEVEL;

ABSORPTION; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRUXISM; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEWING GUM; COFFEE; CREATININE; DENTAL AMALGAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HABITS; HAIR; HUMANS; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCTOPODIFORMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEAFOOD; SMOKING;

EID: 0036591282     PISSN: 00257818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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