Using human hair as an indicator for exposure to mercury

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Using human hair as an indicator for exposure to mercury

Original language description

The acquired data relating to mercury concentration in hair samples taken from Czech citizens indicates that the characteristics of the environment in which the testing took place are relatively free from harmful levels of this element. Our results confirm the influence of a diet rich in fish on people exhibiting high levels of mercury content. People who prefer marine fish instead of freshwater fish statistically have more mercury in their hair. However, the consumption of fish in the Czech Republic isvery low compared to other countries, and the data indicates a low exposure to mercury in the Czech population. Our results also confirm that hair is an excellent indicator for mercury exposure and is sufficient for the monitoring of mercury over an extended period of time.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

DJ - Pollution and water control

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year

2009

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Neuroendocrinology Letters

ISSN

0172-780X

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Volume of the periodical

30

Issue of the periodical within the volume

Suppl. 1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000275266600034

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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