Patterns of fish and whale consumption in relation to methylmercury in hair among residents of Western Canadian Arctic communities.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Methylmercury contamination of the environment represents a substantial environmental health concern. Human exposure to methylmercury occurs primarily through consumption of fish and marine mammals. Heavily exposed subgroups include sport or subsistence fishers residing in Arctic communities. We aimed to estimate the association of fish/whale consumption patterns of Canadian Arctic subsistence fishers with the internal dose of methylmercury as measured in hair. METHODS:This research was conducted within ongoing community projects led by the CANHelp Working Group in Aklavik and Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories and Old Crow, Yukon. We interviewed each participant using a fish-focused food-frequency questionnaire during September-November 2016 and collected hair samples concur

SUBMITTER: Walker EV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7339417 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature