Benefits and risks associated with consumption of Great Lakes fish containing omega-3 fatty acids and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

Rebecca E Paliwoda; Ashley M Newbigging; Zhixin Wang; X Chris Le

doi:10.1016/j.jes.2015.12.002

Benefits and risks associated with consumption of Great Lakes fish containing omega-3 fatty acids and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

J Environ Sci (China). 2016 Mar:41:1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jes.2015.12.002. Epub 2015 Dec 19.

Authors

Rebecca E Paliwoda¹, Ashley M Newbigging², Zhixin Wang², X Chris Le³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G3, Canada.
² Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G3, Canada.
³ Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G3, Canada; Division of Analytical and Environmental Toxicology, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G3, Canada. Electronic address: xc.le@ualberta.ca.

PMID: 26969044
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2015.12.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Dietary exposure; Environmental epidemiology; Food contamination; New York fishermen; Omega-3 fatty acids; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); Thyroid cancer.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Animals
Environmental Exposure*
Fatty Acids, Omega-3 / metabolism*
Female
Fishes*
Food Contamination / analysis*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
New York
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Risk Assessment
Water Pollutants, Chemical*
Young Adult

Substances

Fatty Acids, Omega-3
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Polychlorinated Biphenyls