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- Title
Seafood contamination after the BP Gulf oil spill and risks to vulnerable populations: a critique of the FDA risk assessment.
- Authors
Rotkin-Ellman, Miriam; Wong, Karen K; Solomon, Gina M
- Abstract
The BP oil spill of 2010 resulted in contamination of one of the most productive fisheries in the United States by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAHs, which can accumulate in seafood, are known carcinogens and developmental toxicants. In response to the oil spill, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) developed risk criteria and established thresholds for allowable levels [levels of concern (LOCs)] of PAH contaminants in Gulf Coast seafood.
- Publication
Environmental health perspectives, 2012, Vol 120, Issue 2, p157
- ISSN
1552-9924
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1289/ehp.1103695