Children's exposure to elemental mercury : a  national review of exposure events

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Children's exposure to elemental mercury : a national review of exposure events

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February 2009
By Besser, Richard E.

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Besser, Richard E.
Corporate Authors:

United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
Description:

Congress wanted to know more about events related to elemental mercury exposures. They asked the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to review the ways children are exposed. ATSDR worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to prepare a report about their findings. For children, most elemental mercury exposures happen at home or at school.
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Richard E. Besser, reported by: the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mercury Workgroup.
Subjects:

Child Environmental Exposure Mercury Poisoning
Document Type:

Report
Place as Subject:

United States
Pages in Document:

electronic; electronic resource; remote; [65] p. : digital, PDF file, col. ill.
Collection(s):

Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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urn:sha256:6e7d7a78e0c063da7953c602f70569b49a3dab5f3d197463c3a443e736ae5b41
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