Catfish consumption as a contributor to elevated PCB levels in a non-Hispanic black subpopulation

Environmental Research

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 412-417

  Weintraub, Max ^a   Birnbaum, Linda S ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Body burden; Catfish; Disparity; Environmental justice; Fish advisory; Fish consumption; PCB; Polychlorinated biphenyl

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH SURVEY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RACIAL DISPARITY; SUBPOPULATION; TELEOST; WATERSHED;

BODY BURDEN; CATFISH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISHING; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANIMALS; BODY BURDEN; CATFISHES; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; RISK; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649088818     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2008.03.001     Document Type: Review

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