Factors Affecting mercury and selenium levels in new jersey flatfish: Low risk to human consumers

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 72, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 853-860

  Burger, Joanna ^a   Jeitner, Christian ^a   Donio, Mark ^a   Shukla, Sheila ^a   Gochfeld, Michael ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHEMISTRY; FLATFISH; HUMAN; SEASON; SKELETAL MUSCLE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; FLATFISHES; HUMANS; MERCURY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEW JERSEY; SEASONS; SELENIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 67650299994     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390902953485     Document Type: Article

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