Methylmercury exposure assessment using dietary and biomarker data among frequent seafood consumers in France. CALIPSO study

Environmental Research

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-38

  Sirot, Véronique ^a   Guérin, Thierry ^a   Mauras, Yves ^b   Garraud, Hervé ^c   Volatier, Jean Luc ^a   Leblanc, Jean Charles ^a  

^a Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^c UT2A   (France)

Author keywords

Blood biomarker; Exposure; Food intake; Methylmercury; Seafood

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOMARKER; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH RISK; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FRANCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEA FOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; SEAFOOD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 41949135573     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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