Contaminants in Canadian arctic biota and implications for human health: Conclusions and knowledge gaps

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 351-352, Issue , 2005, Pages 539-546

  Muir, Derek C G ^a   Shearer, Russel G ^b   Oostdam, Jay Van ^c   Donaldson, Shawn G ^d   Furgal, Chris ^e  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b Government of Canada   (Canada)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Biota; Canadian Arctic; Contaminants; Human health; Mercury; Organochlorines; PCBs; Risk communication; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH; IMPURITIES;

BIOTA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; HUMAN HEALTH;

ARCTIC ENGINEERING;

CADMIUM; CAMPHECLOR; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; HEAVY METAL; LINDANE;

HEALTH RISK; ORGANOCHLORINE; PCB; POLLUTION;

ARCTIC; HEALTH; HUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WILDLIFE;

CANADA; CANADIAN ARCTIC; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 28444451219     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.08.030     Document Type: Note

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