Published 2002 | Version v1
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Health and environmental impact of mercury in the Philippines using nuclear techniques. Highlights and achievements

  • 1. University of the Philippines, National Poisons Control and Information Service, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Manila (Philippines)

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This is the first comprehensive health evaluation made by the Department of Health of the mining community's exposure to total and methyl mercury. Previous studies have mainly focused more on the health risks associated with occupational exposure to mercury. Other sources of mercury exposure such as diet and other environmental media was not investigated and the population studied did not include high risk groups such as pregnant women and children

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Co-ordinated research project on health impacts of mercury cycling in contaminated environments studied by nuclear techniques. Report on the second research co-ordination meeting

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Imprint Title
Co-ordinated research project on health impacts of mercury cycling in contaminated environments studied by nuclear techniques. Report on the second research co-ordination meeting
Imprint Pagination
168 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 28-29
Report number
NAHRES--69

Conference

Title
2. research co-ordination meeting on health impacts of mercury cycling in contaminated environments studied by nuclear techniques
Dates
22-26 Oct 2001
Place
Minamata (Japan)

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Country of Publication
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35058167
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
CHILDREN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS; HEALTH HAZARDS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; MINING; WOMEN
Descriptors DEC
AGE GROUPS; ANIMALS; ELEMENTS; FEMALES; HAZARDS; MAMMALS; MAN; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC MERCURY COMPOUNDS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATES

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