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The Risk of Mercury Exposure to the People Consuming Fish from Lake Phewa, Nepal
The risk of mercury exposure through consumption of fish from Lake Phewa, Nepal was investigated. A total of 170 people were surveyed to know their fish consumption levels. The weekly mercury (Hg) intake in the form of methylmercury (MeHg) through fish was calculated by using the data on average MeH...
Autores principales: | Thapa, Devna Singh, Sharma, Chhatra Mani, Kang, Shichang, Sillanpää, Mika |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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MDPI
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4113843/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24978881 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110706771 |
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