HUMAN HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE OF ORGANOCHLORINE AND MERCURY CONTAMINANTS IN JAPANESE WHALE MEAT

@article{Simmonds2002HUMANHS,
  title={HUMAN HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE OF ORGANOCHLORINE AND MERCURY CONTAMINANTS IN JAPANESE WHALE MEAT},
  author={Mark P. Simmonds and Kazuma Haraguchi and Toshinori Endo and Foxi Cipriano and Stephen R. Palumbi and G. M. Troisi},
  journal={Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A},
  year={2002},
  volume={65},
  pages={1211 - 1235}
}
The concentrations of total mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and organochlorine pesticides ( DDT, dieldrin, hexachlorobenzene [HCB], and HCH) were determined in 61 whale meat products (bacon, blubber, red meat, liver, intestine, and tongue) purchased from retail outlets across Japan. Mean (range) concentrations of contaminants in all samples were: total mercury 4.17 (0.01-204); PCB 1.14 (0-8.94); DDT 0.98 (0-7.46); dieldrin 0.07 (0-0.35); HCB 0.06 (0-0.22); and HCH 0.07 (0-0.19) g/g… 
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