Toenail mercury concentration as a biomarker of methylmercury exposure

Biomarkers

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 233-238

  Alfthan, Georg V ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Blood; Fish; Hair; Mercury; Toenails

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544442308     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/135475097231607     Document Type: Article

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