Blood mercury levels among Ontario anglers and sport-fish eaters

Environmental Research

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-314

  Cole, Donald C ^a   Kearney, Jill ^b   Sanin, Luz Helena ^a,c   Leblanc, Alain ^d   Weber, Jean Phillippe ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIHUAHUA   (Mexico)

^d Québec Toxicology Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Environmental exposure; Ethnic groups; Fisheries; Food contamination; Mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPORT FISHING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LEVEL; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHERMAN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FISHERIES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREAT LAKES REGION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RECREATION; SEAFOOD;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

MARTES;

EID: 3042635715     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2003.08.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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