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Risk–Benefit Assessment of Monomethylmercury and Omega-3 Fatty Acid Intake for Ringed Seal Consumption with Particular Emphasis on Vulnerable Populations in the Western Canadian Arctic

Many northern Inuit communities rely on traditional food as major source of nourishment. An essential part of the traditional Arctic diet is marine mammals such as ringed seals or beluga. Being top predators, these animals are often highly contaminated with various toxins. In contrast, some tissues...

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Autores principales: Gmelch, Lena, Hintelmann, Holger, Hickie, Brendan, Kienberger, Hermine, Stern, Gary, Rychlik, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5526837/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28798916
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2017.00030