Authors: Sara Hardell, Hanna Tilander, Gretchen Welfinger-Smith, Joanna Burger, PhD, David O. Carpenter

Publication Year: 2010

Last Updated: 2021-07-12 

Journal: Plosone

Keywords: Health Care Access, PCB, Environment

Abstract:

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides, have been shown to have many adverse human health effects. These contaminants therefore may pose a risk to Alaska Natives that follow a traditional diet high in marine mammals and fish, in which POPs bioaccumulate, which is why this study examined the levels of PCBs and three pesticides [p, p9-DDE, mirex, and hexachlorobenzene (HCB)] in muscle tissue from nine fish species from several locations around the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.

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Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2928280/