Marine mercury fate: From sources to seafood consumers

Environmental Research

Volumn 119, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-2

  Chen, Celia Y ^a   Driscoll, Charles T ^b   Lambert, Kathleen F ^c   Mason, Robert P ^d   Rardin, Laurie R ^e   Serrell, Nancy ^e   Sunderland, Elise M ^f  

^a Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; EDITORIAL; ENERGY YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ESTUARINE SPECIES; FOOD INTAKE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD; WATER CONTAMINATION;

FOOD CHAIN; HUMANS; MERCURY; SEAFOOD; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84870390812     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.10.001     Document Type: Editorial

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