More on low-level non-occupational mercury exposure and health concerns

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2008-2009

  Dórea, José G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ethylmercury; Fish; Fructose; Methylmercury; Neurodevelopment; Rice; Thimerosal; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ALLERGENICITY; APOPTOSIS; AUTISM; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOTOXICITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LETTER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOKINETICS;

ALKYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MERCURY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77649180421     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.01.048     Document Type: Letter

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