Strong positive associations between seafood, vegetables, and alcohol with blood mercury and urinary arsenic levels in the Korean adult population

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 160-170

  Park, Sunmin ^a   Lee, Byung Kook ^b  

^a Hoseo University   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ARSENIC; MERCURY;

ADULT; AGE CLASS; ALCOHOL; ARSENIC; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BLOOD; FOOD CONSUMPTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RISK FACTOR; SEAFOOD; SEAWEED; SHELLFISH; SMOKING; URINE; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BLUEFISH; COFFEE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD; SHELLFISH; SMOKING; URINE LEVEL; VEGETABLE; WHITEFISH;

ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ARSENIC; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEAFOOD; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

KOREA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871739324     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: 14320703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-012-9808-x     Document Type: Article

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