The mercury burden of the Czech population: An integrated approach

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 243-251

  Puklová, Vladimíra ^a   Krsková, Andrea ^a   Černá, Milena ^a,b   Čejchanová, Mája ^a   Řehůřková, Irena ^a   Ruprich, Jiří ^a   Kratzer, Karel ^a   Kubínová, Růžena ^a   Zimová, Magdaléna ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Dietary intake; Environmental exposure; Monitoring; Total mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; WATER; POLLUTANT; SOIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY BURDEN; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLLUTANT; SOIL; URINE; ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BODY BURDEN; CHILD; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; SOIL; WATER;

EID: 77954864207     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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