Human mercury exposure and effects in Europe

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1259-1270

  Višnjevec, Ana Miklavčič ^a   Kocman, David ^a   Horvat, Milena ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Effects; Europe; Exposure; Mercury

Indexed keywords

FISH; MERCURY (METAL);

COASTAL POPULATION; CONTAMINATED AREAS; DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS; EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENT; EUROPE; EXPOSURE; RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES;

MERCURY COMPOUNDS;

AMALGAM; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FISH PROTEIN; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY;

HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INHALATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POPULATION GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA FOOD; SEASHORE;

EUROPE;

EFFECTS; EUROPE; EXPOSURE; MERCURY;

ANIMALS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; EATING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; HUMANS; MERCURY; SEAFOOD;

EID: 84900533490     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.2482     Document Type: Article

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