Mercury rising: Response to the EPA assessment of mercury exposure

BioMetals

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-4

  Laks, Dan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84893846150     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: 15728773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10534-013-9697-0     Document Type: Letter

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