The complexity of hair/blood mercury concentration ratios and its implications

Environmental Research

Volumn 134, Issue , 2014, Pages 286-294

  Liberda, Eric N ^a   Tsuji, Leonard J S ^b   Martin, Ian D ^b   Ayotte, Pierre ^c   Dewailly, Eric ^c   Nieboer, Evert ^d  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c University Laval   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal communities; Hair to blood ratio; Methyl mercury; Total mercury

Indexed keywords

MERCURY;

BLOOD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ERROR ANALYSIS; HAIR; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH RISK; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLLUTION EXPOSURE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; HAIR; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907511789     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.08.007     Document Type: Article

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