Management options to reduce exposure to methyl mercury through the consumption of fish and fishery products by the French population

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-189

  Crepet A ^a   Tressou, J ^a   Verger, P ^a   Leblanc, J Ch ^a  

^a Food Risk Analysis Methodologies   (France)

Author keywords

Exposure scenarios; Fish consumption; Methyl mercury; Risk management options

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; METHYLMERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PREDATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA FOOD; STANDARD; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HABITS; FOOD POISONING; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY POISONING; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD;

EID: 20444460185     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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