body burden
The total amount of a substance in the body. Some substances build up in the body because they are stored in fat or bone or because they leave the body very slowly.
The term "body burden" was found in the following pages:
Link database: Health Reports > Lead, mercury and cadmium levels in Canadians
Link database: Chemical Fact Sheet: Berkelium
Mercury Levels in Humans and Fish Around the World Regularly Exceed Health Advisory Levels | EVISA's News
Mercury and Autism: Is there a Link ? | EVISA's News
Form of Mercury in Older Dental Fillings Unlikely to be Toxic | EVISA's News
Link database: Chemical Fact Sheet: Uranium
Dietary mercury exposure: Mercury isotopes can tell the source | EVISA's News
Link database: Chemical Fact Sheet: Curium
Methyl mercury metabolism in man influenced by genetic factors | EVISA's News
Link database: Chemical Fact Sheet: Americium
Link database: Chemical Fact Sheet: Polonium
New Study Reveals Dangerous Mercury Levels Among Delegates at Minamata Mercury Convention COP1 | EVISA's News