Distributions and determinants of mercury concentrations in toenails among American young adults: The CARDIA Trace Element Study

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1423-1430

  Xun, Pengcheng ^a,b   Liu, Kiang ^c   Morris, J Steve ^d   Jordan, Joanne M ^e   He, Ka ^a,b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

American young adults; CARDIA; Determinants; Distribution; Ethnicity; Mercury; Toenail

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA SET; ETHNICITY; FOOD INTAKE; GEOMETRY; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); YOUNG POPULATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874288674     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1126-3     Document Type: Article

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