Disparity between state fish consumption advisory systems for methylmercury and US Environmental Protection Agency recommendations: A case study of the south central United States

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 247-251

  Adams, Kimberly J ^a   Drenner, Ray W ^a   Chumchal, Matthew M ^a   Donato, David I ^b  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fish consumption advisory; Largemouth bass; Methylmercury; South central United States

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; MERCURY (METAL);

DESCRIPTIVE MODEL; FISH CONSUMPTION; LARGEMOUTH BASS; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY IN FISHES; METHYL MERCURY; SOUTH CENTRAL UNITED STATES; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

FISH;

METHYLMERCURY; WATER; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; METHYLMERCURY; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; AUTHOR; AUTHORITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INTAKE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; LARGEMOUTH BASS; MASS SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; UNITED STATES; ANALYSIS; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; BASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MEAT;

ARKANSAS; LOUISIANA; MISSISSIPPI; OKLAHOMA [OKLAHOMA (STT)]; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

MICROPTERUS;

ANIMALS; BASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MEAT; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 84955177189     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.3185     Document Type: Article

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