Development and evaluation of a dynamic model that projects population biomarkers of methylmercury exposure from local fish consumption

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 624-635

  Chan, Caroline ^a   Heinbokel, John F ^b   Myers, John A ^a   Jacobsk, Robert R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville and Center for Interdisciplinary Excellence in System Dynamics   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic modeling; Fish consumption; Mercury exposure; Susceptible populations

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOTA; CALIBRATION; CHILD; DIET; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FISH; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; POLLUTANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIOTA; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FISHES; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857390598     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.214     Document Type: Article

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