Hair mercury concentrations of children and mothers in Korea: Implication for exposure and evaluation

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 402, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-42

  Kim, S A ^a   Jeon, C K ^a   Paek, D M ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Children and mothers; Fish consumption; Hair; Mercury concentration

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BREAST FEEDING; FISH CONSUMPTION; GLOBAL POLLUTANTS; MERCURY CONCENTRATION;

MERCURY (METAL);

MERCURY;

BREASTFEEDING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HAIR; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GESTATION PERIOD; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KOREA; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TISSUE LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMANS; INFANT; KOREA; LACTATION; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MERCURY; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 46549083058     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

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