Assessment of reference values for mercury in urine: The results of an Italian polycentric study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 289, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 13-24

  Apostoli, P ^a   Cortesi, I ^a   Mangili, A ^a   Elia, G ^b   Drago, I ^b   Gagliardi, T ^b   Soleo, L ^b   Valente, T ^c   Sciarra, G F ^d   Aprea, C ^d   Ronchi, A ^e   Minoia, C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^e IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

HGAAS; ICP HS; Mercury; References values; Urine

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MERCURY AMALGAMS; SMOKE; TOBACCO;

REFERENCE VALUES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CREATININE; DENTAL ALLOY; MERCURY;

MERCURY (ELEMENT);

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; HABIT; HUMAN; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; URINE; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; DENTAL AMALGAM; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHES; HUMANS; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; URBAN POPULATION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0037156401     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(01)01013-0     Document Type: Article

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