Health risk associated to dietary intake of mercury in selected coastal areas of Mexico

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 180-188

  Ruelas Inzunza, J ^a   Paez Osuna F ^b   Ruiz Fernandez A C ^b   Zamora Arellano, N ^b  

^a Technological Institute of   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fish; Hazard quotient; Mercury; Risk assessment; Shrimp

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AREA; CONSUMPTION RATES; DIETARY INTAKES; ECONOMIC STATUS; GULF OF MEXICO; ME-XICO; MERCURY; SHRIMP;

COASTAL ZONES; FISH; MERCURY (METAL); RATING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHELLFISH;

HEALTH RISKS;

MERCURY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MEXICO; PENAEIDAE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA FOOD; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; HUMANS; MERCURY; MEXICO; PENAEIDAE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CARANX CANINUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); SPHYRNA LEWINI;

EID: 79952695465     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-011-0189-z     Document Type: Article

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