Umbilical Cord Mercury Concentration as Biomarker of Prenatal Exposure to Methylmercury
- 1 July 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Environmental Health Perspectives in Environmental Health Perspectives
- Vol. 113 (7), 905-908
- https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7842
Abstract
Biomarkers are often applied to assess prenatal exposure to methylmercury in research and surveillance. In a prospective study in the Faroe Islands, the main exposure biomarkers were the mercury concentrations in cord blood and maternal hair obtained ...Keywords
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