Fish consumption advisories: Knowledge, compliance and why people fish in an urban estuary

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 463-479

  Burger, Joanna ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Crabbing; Ethnicity; Fishing; Hispanic; New Jersey

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARIES; HEALTH HAZARDS; IMPURITIES; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

CONSUMPTION; CRABBING; ETHNICITY; FISHING; HISPANIC; NEW JERSEY;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 2442689127     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366987031000074159     Document Type: Article

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