Longitudinal Mercury Monitoring within the Japanese and Korean Communities (United States): Implications for Exposure Determination and Public Health Protection
Author(s) -
Ami Tsuchiya,
Thomas A. Hinners,
Finn Krogstad,
Jim W. White,
Thomas M. Burbacher,
Elaine M. Faustman,
Koenraad Mariën
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0900801
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , fish consumption , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , population , toxicology , zoology , mercury exposure , ecology , environmental health , fishery , medicine , biomonitoring , computer science , programming language
Estimates of exposure to toxicants are predominantly obtained from single time-point data. Fish consumption guidance based on these data may be incomplete, as recommendations are unlikely to consider impact from factors such as intraindividual variability, seasonal differences in consumption behavior, and species consumed.
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