Contaminant levels in Norwegian farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the 13-year period from 1999 to 2011
OPEN Environment international | 3 Dec 2014
OJ Nøstbakken, HT Hove, A Duinker, AK Lundebye, MH Berntssen, R Hannisdal, BT Lunestad, A Maage, L Madsen, BE Torstensen and K Julshamn
Abstract
Environmental pollutants such as dioxins and PCBs, heavy metals, and organochlorine pesticides are a global threat to food safety. In particular, the aquatic biota can bioaccumulate many of these contaminants potentially making seafood of concern for chronic exposure to humans.
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- Environment, Marine pollution, Pollution, Salmon, Salmo, Atlantic salmon, Soil contamination, Toxicology
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