Dietary mercury exposure in a population with a wide range of fish consumption - Self-capture of fish and regional differences are important determinants of mercury in blood

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 439, Issue , 2012, Pages 220-229

  Jenssen, M T S ^a   Brantsaeter A L ^b   Haugen, M ^b   Meltzer, H M ^b   Larssen, T ^a   Kvalem, H E ^b,c   Birgisdottir, B E ^b   Thomassen, Y ^d   Ellingsen, D ^d   Alexander, J ^b   Knutsen, H K ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c BJØRKNES UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^d National Institute of Occupational Health (STAMI)   (Norway)

Author keywords

Biomarker; Blood; Diet; Exposure; Fish; Mercury

Indexed keywords

BLOOD CONCENTRATIONS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC EXPOSURE; COASTAL MUNICIPALITIES; DIETARY EXPOSURE; DIETARY INTAKES; DIETARY SOURCES; EXPOSURE; FISH CONSUMPTION; LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; LOW LEVEL; MERCURY EXPOSURE; REGRESSION MODEL; SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION; TOTAL MERCURIES; TOXICOKINETIC MODEL;

BIOMARKERS; BLOOD; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; FISH; MERCURY (METAL); NUTRITION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MEATS;

MERCURY;

BIOMARKER; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIET; FISH; HEALTH IMPACT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; URINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; COASTAL WATERS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD; SEX; TOXICOKINETICS; URINE LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867304085     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.09.024     Document Type: Article

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