Exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and perfluoroalkyl substances in a remote population of Alaska Natives

• Published in: Environmental Pollution
• Main Authors: Byrne, Samuel, Seguinot-Medina, Samarys, Miller, Pamela, Waghiyi, Vi, von Hippel, Frank A., Buck, C. Loren, Carpenter, David O.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Article; Lawrence Island; Alaska blackfish; Dallia pectoralis; St Lawrence Island; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6945979/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28818814; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.08.020

BACKGROUND: Many Alaska Native communities rely on a traditional marine diet that contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The indoor environment is also a source of POPs. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are present both in the traditional diet and...