Factors influencing blood mercury levels of inhabitants living near fishing areas

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 424, Issue , 2012, Pages 316-321

  Lee, Ching Chang ^b   Chang, Jung Wei ^b   Huang, Hsin Yi ^b   Chen, Hsiu Ling ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blood; Coastal and inland inhabitants; Fish consumption; Industrial pollution; Methylmercury; Total mercury

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AND INLAND INHABITANTS; FISH CONSUMPTION; INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION; METHYL MERCURY; TOTAL MERCURIES;

FISH; INDUSTRY; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION; SHELLFISH;

BLOOD;

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BLOOD; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; METHYLMERCURY; SEAFOOD; SHELLFISH;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD LEVEL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEMALE; FISHING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEA FOOD; SEASHORE; SHELLFISH; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; SEAFOOD; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TAIWAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84862812337     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.01.049     Document Type: Article

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