Human mercury toxicity and ice angler fish consumption: Are people eating enough to cause health problems?

Risk Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 497-504

  Flaherty, Colleen M ^a   Sass, Greg G ^a   Stiles, Kaelyn E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Fish; Ice angling; Mercury; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; MERCURY (METAL); RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

FISH CONSUMPTION;

ECOSYSTEMS;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; HEALTH IMPACT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; FEMALE; FISHING; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; ICE ANGLING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICATION; EATING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK-TAKING; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WISCONSIN;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037638877     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6924.00330     Document Type: Article

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