Amalgam : Eine Risikobewertung unter BerГјcksichtigung der neuen Literatur bis 2005 = Amalgam risk assessment with coverage of references up to 2005

Amalgam, which has been in use in dentistry for 150 years, consists of 50% elemental mercury and a mixture of silver, tin, copper and zinc. Minute amounts of mercury vapour…

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Whole blood mercury and selenium concentrations in a selected Austrian population: Does gender matter?

Background Data on mercury exposure of the Austrian population were inadequate. This study was performed to determine the causal factors underlying mercury exposure and selenium concentrations, and to estimate the…

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Assessing risk of heavy metals from consuming food grown on sewage irrigated soils and food chain transfer

Heavy metal pollution of soils resulting from sewage and wastewater irrigation is causing major concern due to the potential risk involved. In the present study Musi River and its environs…

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