Current hair mercury levels in Japanese for estimation of methylmercury exposure

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 120-125

  Yasutake, Akira ^a   Matsumoto, Miyuki ^a   Yamaguchi, Masako ^a   Hachiya, Noriyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fish consumption; Hair mercury; Japanese population; Methylmercury exposure; Provisional tolerable weekly intake

Indexed keywords

FOOD ADDITIVE; METHYLMERCURY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; REFERENCE VALUE; SHELLFISH; SHORT SURVEY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 23444441048     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.50.120     Document Type: Short Survey

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