Exposure to Hg in the general population of Europe and the Arctic

Dynamics of Mercury Pollution on Regional and Global Scales: Atmospheric Processes and Human Exposures Around the World

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 385-403

  Barregård, Lars ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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EID: 20044394005     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-24494-8_16     Document Type: Chapter

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