Evaluation of methods for assessing the oral bioavailability of inorganic mercury in soil

Risk Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 545-555

  Schoof, Rosalind A ^a   Nielsen, Jesper Bo ^b  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Inorganic mercury; Soil

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AVAILABILITY; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; SOIL POLLUTION;

ORAL BIOAVAILABILITY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE;

BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTAMINATION; MERCURY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MERCURIALISM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 9844225602     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1997.tb00896.x     Document Type: Review

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