Exposures of dental professionals to elemental mercury and methylmercury

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 78-85

  Goodrich, Jaclyn M ^a   Chou, Hwai Nan ^b   Gruninger, Stephen E ^b   Franzblau, Alfred ^a   Basu, Niladri ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

dentistry; environmental exposure; fish consumption; mercury; occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DENTAL AMALGAM; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD; CAUCASIAN; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTIST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FISH; HAIR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; URINE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOMARKERS; DENTAL AMALGAM; DENTAL STAFF; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FISHES; HAIR; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84952638977     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2015.52     Document Type: Article

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