Ranking the contributions of commercial fish and shellfish varieties to mercury exposure in the United States: Implications for risk communication

Environmental Research

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-236

  Groth III, Edward ^a  

^a Groth Consulting Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Mercury; Methylmercury; Risk communication; Risk ranking; Seafood

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

COMMUNICATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; FISH; FOOD MARKET; METHYLMERCURY; RANKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELLFISH;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH HAZARD; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHELLFISH; TUNA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; DIET; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; SEAFOOD; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

UNITED STATES;

SCOMBRIDAE; THUNNUS ALALUNGA; XIPHIAS GLADIUS;

EID: 77649239136     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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