Dietary exposure and risk assessment of mercury from the Korean total diet study

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

Volumn 72, Issue 21-22, 2009, Pages 1484-1492

  Kwon, Young Min ^a   Lee, Haeng Shin ^b   Yoo, Dong Chul ^a   Kim, Chun Huem ^a   Kim, Gi Sun ^a   Kim, Ji Ae ^a   Lee, Yu Na ^a   Kim, Young Soon ^a   Kang, Kyung Mo ^c   No, Ki Mi ^c   Paek, Ock Jin ^c   Seo, Jung Hyuk ^c   Choi, Hoon ^c   Park, Sung Kug ^c   Choi, Dong Mi ^c   Kim, Dong Sul ^c   Choi, Dal Woong ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Health Industry Development Institute   (South Korea)

^c National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAT; MERCURY; OIL; STARCH; SUGAR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CEREAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; EGG; FISH; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAIN; MEAT; MILK; MUSHROOM; NUT; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POPULATION RISK; POTATO; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SEAWEED; SHELLFISH; SOUTH KOREA; URBAN AREA; VEGETABLE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75749145902     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390903213061     Document Type: Article

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