Guidance manual for health risk assessment of chemically contaminated seafood. Final report

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6830153

Pastorok, R A

The report was written to assist in the evaluation and interpretation of the human health risks associated with chemical contaminate levels in seafood. High concentrations of toxic chemicals have been found in sediments and marine organisms in parts of Puget Sound. Since heavy consumption of contaminated seafood may pose a substantial human health risk, it's important that assessments of the risk associated with seafood consumption be conducted in a consistent, acceptable manner. The report provides an overview of risk assessment, and describes hazard identification, dose-response assessment, exposure assessment and risk characterization. Guidance is provided on presentation and interpretation of results.

• Research Organization: Tetra Tech, Inc., Bellevue, WA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6830153
• Report Number(s): PB-90-197880/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
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TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
FOOD CHAINS
CONTAMINATION
MERCURY
PUGET SOUND
WATER POLLUTION
SEAFOOD
SEDIMENTS
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
PROGRESS REPORT
RISK ASSESSMENT
TABLES
AROMATICS
DISTRIBUTION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
FISH PRODUCTS
FOOD
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
METALS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PACIFIC OCEAN
POLLUTION
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
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