Human exposure to soil contaminants in subarctic Ontario, Canada

• Main Authors: Ellen S. Reyes, Eric Liberda, Leonard J. S. Tsuji
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Indigenous health; Public and population health; n.e.c; DDT; soil; soil ingestion; risk assessment; Aboriginal health; Canada; Fort Albany; Subarctic; James Bay
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.32920/22782698.v1; https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Human_exposure_to_soil_contaminants_in_subarctic_Ontario_Canada/22782698

Background Chemical contaminants in the Canadian subarctic present a health risk with exposures primarily occurring via the food consumption. Objective Characterization of soil contaminants is needed in northern Canada due to increased gardening and agricultural food security initiatives and the pre...