Reprint
Mercury and Methylmercury Toxicology and Risk Assessment
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June 2019
144 pages
- ISBN978-3-03897-970-8 (Paperback)
- ISBN978-3-03897-971-5 (PDF)
This is a Reprint of the Special Issue Mercury and Methylmercury Toxicology and Risk Assessment that was published in
Biology & Life Sciences
Chemistry & Materials Science
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Public Health & Healthcare
Summary
Mercury is a global pollutant that affects the health of both humans and ecosystems. This Special Issue collects three review papers and six research articles that report on the latest findings on the mechanisms of mercury toxicology and its impacts on environmental health. This collection of papers provides useful, new information on the mechanisms of mercury toxicity and methods of improving the risk assessment of mercury exposure.
Format
- Paperback
License and Copyright
© 2019 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
Hg; Cd; Pb; mRNA; Fish; methylmercury; brain; chemokine; CCL4; heart rate variability; methylmercury neurotoxicity; review; sympathodominant state; methylmercury; long term exposure; symptoms; neurological findings; severity; delayed toxicity; correlation of signs and symptoms; dose-response relationship; methylmercury; kinetics; toxicity; fetus; exposure assessment; methylmercury; oxidative stress; molecular mechanisms; methylmercury; mercury vapor; metallothionein-III; chemokine; methylmercury; prenatal exposure; child development; methylmercury; cortical precursors; developmental neurotoxicity; low-dose exposure; delayed effects; n/a; n/a