Survey of total mercury in total diet food composites and an estimation of the dietary intake of mercury by adults and children from two Canadian cities, 1998-2000

Food Additives and Contaminants

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 629-638

  Dabeka, R W ^a   McKenzie, A D ^a   Bradley, P ^b  

^a Health Canada and World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Standardization and Evaluation of Biologicals   (Canada)

^b Pesticide Mgmt Regulatory Agency   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Food; Mercury; Survey; Total diet study

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL EXPERT; MERCURIALISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCTS; FOOD; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY CONTROL;

APOGON BRACHYGRAMMUS;

EID: 0042564614     PISSN: 0265203X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0265203031000119034     Document Type: Article

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