Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFASs) in traditional seafood items from western Greenland

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 4741-4750

  Carlsson, Pernilla ^a,b   Herzke, Dorte ^c   Kallenborn, Roland ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Environment; Greenland; Human exposure; Narwhal; Persistent organic pollutants (POPs); Ringed seal; Salmon; TDI; Traditional food

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH RISK; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PBDE; PCB; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SMOKE; TOLERANCE;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

CETACEA; MONODON; PHOCA HISPIDA;

2,2',4,4' TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; 2,2',4,4'-TETRABROMODIPHENYL ETHER; ALKANESULFONIC ACID; DIPHENYL ETHER DERIVATIVE; FLUOROCARBON; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREENLAND; HUMAN; SEA FOOD; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALKANESULFONIC ACIDS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLUOROCARBONS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREENLAND; HALOGENATED DIPHENYL ETHERS; HUMANS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SEAFOOD; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84895886706     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2435-x     Document Type: Article

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