Chemical Burdens in Fish from Western and Alaskan National Parks Compared to Human and Wildlife Health Consumption Thresholds
Simonich S and Schrlau J. Chemical Burdens in Fish from Western and Alaskan National Parks Compared to Human and Wildlife Health Consumption Thresholds
Contaminant concentrations in fish are relevant to human and wildlife health. Semivolatile organic compounds (SOCs) including pesticides, industrial by-products such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and combustion by-products like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), magnify within food chains and are known to cause potential health risks such as mortality, chronic disease, and cancer (Ackerman et al. 2008). Reproductive abnormalities can also result in individual organisms, bringing about possible ecosystem level impacts (Schwindt et al. 2009).
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Simonich, Staci; Schrlau, Jill
- Units
- ROMO