Plasma mercury levels in Hong Kong residents: In relation to fish consumption

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 463-464, Issue , 2013, Pages 1225-1229

  Liang, Peng ^a   Qin, Yan Yan ^b   Zhang, Chan ^a   Zhang, Jin ^a   Cao, Yucheng ^a   Wu, Sheng Chun ^b   Wong, Chris K C ^b   Wong, Ming H ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Blood plasma; Human exposure; Methylmercury

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECT; BLOOD PLASMA; FISH CONSUMPTION; HUMAN EXPOSURES; MERCURY EXPOSURE; MERCURY LEVELS; METHYL MERCURY; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS;

BLOOD; MERCURY (METAL); PLASMAS;

FISH;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

BIOMARKER; BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FISH; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; METHYLMERCURY; PLASMA; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MERCURY BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

BLOOD PLASMA; HUMAN EXPOSURE; METHYLMERCURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CHILD; DIET; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; MERCURY POISONING; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883450682     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.049     Document Type: Article

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