Probabilistic risk assessment for high-end consumers of seafood on the northeastern Gulf coast.

ABSTRACT: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (April 20, 2010) caused concern regarding Gulf seafood safety. Communities were skeptical of governmental risk assessments because they did not take into account the higher consumption of seafood along coastal areas. The objective of this study was to perform a probabilistic risk assessment based on the consumption rates of high-end consumers of Gulf seafood. We utilized seafood consumption data from five communities across the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. This study collected finfish, shrimp, blue crab, and oysters from these communities and analyzed their tissues for polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). A probabilistic risk assessment was performed using population-specific seafood consumption rates and body weights for commercial fishers, recreationa

SUBMITTER: Stuchal LD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6684874 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature