Flesh residue concentrations of organochlorine pesticides in farmed and wild salmon from British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Main Authors: Kelly, Barry C., Ikonomou, Michael G., Higgs, David A., Oakes, Janice, Dubetz, Cory
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2011
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Sockeye; Atlantic salmon; Pink salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.662; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fetc.662; https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/etc.662

Abstract The present study reports measured levels of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in commercial salmon feed ( n = 8) and farmed Atlantic, coho, and chinook salmon ( n = 110), as well as wild coho, chinook, chum, sockeye, and pink salmon ( n = 91). Flesh residue concentrations (ng/g wet weight)...