Estimation of acceptable mercury intake from fish in Taiwan

Chemosphere

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-35

  Chien, Ling Chu ^a   Yeh, Ching Ying ^a   Jiang, Chuen Bin ^b   Hsu, Chun Sen ^a   Han, Bor Cheng ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Black Fin Tuna Festival; Fish intake; Mercury; Mercury consumption; Monte Carlo simulation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MERCURY (METAL); MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

BLACK FIN TUNA FESTIVAL; FISH INTAKE; MERCURY CONSUMPTION;

NUTRITION;

MERCURY;

BIODIVERSITY; MERCURY (METAL); MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUTRITION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTION;

FISH; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH RISK; INGESTION RATE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADMINISTRATION OF DRUGS, FOOD AND CHEMICALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISH; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MERCURY INTAKE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEA FOOD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

SCOMBRIDAE;

EID: 33846238084     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.10.036     Document Type: Article

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