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Article: Issues Related to Chemical Analysis, Data Reporting, and Use: Implications for Human Health Risk Assessment of PCBs and PBDEs in Fish Tissue
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- Human and Ecological Risk Assessment
- Article date:
- July 1, 2007
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ABSTRACT
Recent reports in the scientific literature and the media, related to elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diethyl ethers (PBDEs) in farmed and wild salmon have had significant impacts on public opinion and consumer behavior, influencing the sales of farmed salmon in North America and Europe. The assessment of contaminants in fatty fish, an important source of omega-3 fatty acids, is therefore an exercise in balancing risks and benefits. Human health risk assessors and risk managers will benefit from an understanding of the level of uncertainty that is integrated into all aspects of evaluating risk in this context. Significant variability exists in ...