Do scientists and fishermen collect the same size fish? Possible implications for exposure assessment

Environmental Research

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-41

  Burger, Joanna ^a,b   Gochfeld, Michael ^b,c   Burke, Sean ^a,b   Jeitner, Christian W ^a,b   Jewett, Stephen ^d   Snigaroff, Daniel ^e   Snigaroff, Ronald ^f   Stamm, Tim ^g   Harper, Shawn ^d   Hoberg, Max ^d   Chenelot, Heloise ^d   Patrick, Robert ^h   Volz, Conrad D ⁱ   Weston, James ^j  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e Atka   (United States)

^f Adak   (United States)

^g Nikolski   (United States)

^h Aleutian/Pribilof Island Association   (United States)

ⁱ Forbes Allies Center   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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Author keywords

Fish; Mercury; PCBs; Risk; Size

Indexed keywords

MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

FISHERY; FISHING; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NUTRITION; POLLUTANT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CONSUMER; CONTAMINATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIVER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; FISH; FISHERMAN; FISHING; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCIENTIST;

ALASKA; ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INUITS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

HEMILEPIDOTUS HEMILEPIDOTUS; HEXAGRAMMOS LAGOCEPHALUS;

EID: 33646010032     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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