Fishers weigh in: Benefits and risks of eating Great Lakes fish from the consumer's perspective

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 349-364

  Dawson, Jennifer ^a   Sheeshka, Judy ^b   Cole, Donald C ^c   Kraft, David ^d   Waugh, Amy ^e  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Strategic Communications   (Canada)

^e Upper Grand Family Health Team   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Environmental exposure; Environmental justice; Ethnic groups; Fish consumption; Food contamination; Great Lakes fisheries; Ontario; Risk communication; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 48449093373     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-008-9131-3     Document Type: Article

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