Biomonitoring of mercury and persistent organic pollutants in Michigan urban anglers and association with fish consumption.

ABSTRACT: The 32-mile Detroit River and surrounding tributaries have been designated as a Great Lakes Area of Concern due to pollution from decades of municipal and industrial discharges, sewer overflows and urban development. Key pollutants in fish samples from the Detroit River include mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE), dioxins and furans. A biomonitoring study was conducted to assess exposures to these persistent toxic substances in Detroit urban shoreline anglers who may be at high exposure risk due to consumption of locally caught fish. Using a modified venue-based sampling approach, 287 adult shoreline anglers along the Detroit River were recruited and participated in the program. Study participants provided blood and urine specimens and complete

SUBMITTER: Wattigney WA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6705116 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature