Influence of socio-demographic and diet determinants on the levels of mercury in preschool children from a Mediterranean island

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 182, Issue , 2013, Pages 291-298

  Garí, Mercè ^a   Grimalt, Joan O ^a   Torrent, Maties ^b   Sunyer, Jordi ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b IB SALUT ^*  (Spain)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Childhood and Environment research network; Fish and shellfish consumption; Mercury; Neurodevelopment; Parity; Sexual differences

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH; FISH AND SHELLFISHES; NEURODEVELOPMENT; PARITY; SEXUAL DIFFERENCES;

FISH; MERCURY (METAL); POLLUTION; SHELLFISH;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

MERCURY;

BIVALVE; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHILD; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FISH; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEA FOOD; SEA POLLUTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHELLFISH; SIBLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; SQUID;

CHILDHOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH NETWORK; FISH AND SHELLFISH CONSUMPTION; MERCURY; NEURODEVELOPMENT; PARITY; SEXUAL DIFFERENCES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MERCURY; SEAFOOD; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

BALEARIC ISLANDS; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MINORCA; SPAIN;

EID: 84882749431     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.07.022     Document Type: Article

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