Application of hair-mercury analysis to determine the impact of a seafood advisory

Environmental Research

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-208

  Weihe, Pál ^a,b   Grandjean, Philippe ^b,c   Jørgensen, Poul J ^d  

^a FAROESE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (Faroe Islands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Intervention study; Methylmercury; Pilot whales; Risk management

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

FOOD CONSUMPTION; HAIR; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SEA FOOD; WHALE;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE;

EID: 33744593381     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2004.01.006     Document Type: Article

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