Human inorganic mercury exposure, renal effects and possible pathways in Wanshan mercury mining area, China

Environmental Research

Volumn 140, Issue , 2015, Pages 198-204

  Li, Ping ^a   Du, Buyun ^a,b   Chan, Hing Man ^c   Feng, Xinbin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human exposure; Inorganic mercury; Pathway; Renal effect

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; MERCURY; NITROGEN; UREA; SOIL POLLUTANT;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH RISK; METHYLMERCURY; MINE WASTE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RICE;

ADULT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS; VAPOR; ANALYSIS; CHINA; DRUG EFFECTS; KIDNEY; SOIL POLLUTANT; TOXICITY;

CHINA; GUIZHOU;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MERCURY; MINING; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84926486269     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.03.033     Document Type: Article

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