Organic nutrients and contaminants in subsistence species of Alaska: Concentrations and relationship to food preparation method

International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 354-371

  Moses, Sara K ^a   Whiting, Alex V ^b   Muir, Derek C G ^c   Wang, Xiaowa ^c   O'Hara, Todd M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Native Village of Kotzebue   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Organic nutrients; Persistent organic pollutants; Sheefish; Spotted seal; Subsistence

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349802340     PISSN: 12399744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ijch.v68i4.17368     Document Type: Article

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