In vitro estimation of exposure of Hong Kong residents to mercury and methylmercury via consumption of market fishes

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 248-249, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 387-393

  Wang, Hong Sheng ^a,b   Xu, Wei Feng ^c   Chen, Zhuo Jia ^a   Cheng, Zhang ^b   Ge, Li Chen ^a   Man, Yu Bon ^b   Giesy, John P ^b,d   Du, Jun ^a   Wong, Chris K C ^b   Wong, Ming Hung ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioaccessible; Dietary intake; Health risks, Asia; Mercury; Sea products

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; HEALTH RISKS; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER;

BIOACCESSIBILITY; BIOACCESSIBLE; DIETARY INTAKES; FRESHWATER FISHES; LOCAL MARKETS; METHYLMERCURY; REFERENCE DOSE; SEA PRODUCTS;

FISH;

FRESH WATER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; METHYLMERCURY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; FRESHWATER FISH; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MARKET; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84873632815     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.12.060     Document Type: Article

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