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Exposure assessment for heavy metal ingestion from a sport fish in Puerto Rico: Estimating risk for local fishermen

Joanna Burger Department of Biological Sciences and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Nelson Biological Lab, P.O. Box 1059, Piscataway, New Jersey, 08855
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Keith Cooper Toxicology Graduate Program and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
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Michael Gochfeld Environmental and Community Medicine and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, UMDNJ, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey
Pages 355-365 | Received 18 Mar 1991, Accepted 14 Jan 1992, Published online: 20 Oct 2009

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Joanna Burger. (2013) Role of self-caught fish in total fish consumption rates for recreational fishermen: average consumption for some species exceeds allowable intake. Journal of Risk Research 16:8, pages 1057-1075.
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Joanna Burger, Sheila Shukla, Megan Fitzgerald, Suzie Flores & Caron Chess. (2008) Fish consumption: efficacy among fishermen of a brochure developed for pregnant women. Journal of Risk Research 11:7, pages 891-904.
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Joanna Burger & Kym Rouse Campbell. (2008) Fishing and consumption patterns of anglers adjacent to the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee: higher income anglers ate more fish and are more at risk. Journal of Risk Research 11:3, pages 335-350.
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M. M. Storelli, G. Barone, G. Piscitelli & G. O. Marcotrigiano. (2007) Mercury in fish: Concentration . fish size and estimates of mercury intake. Food Additives & Contaminants 24:12, pages 1353-1357.
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Joanna Burger & Michael Gochfeld. (2005) The Peconic River: Concerns associated with different risk evaluations for fish consumption. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 48:6, pages 789-808.
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Jacqueline Moya. (2004) Overview of Fish Consumption Rates in the United States. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal 10:6, pages 1195-1211.
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Joanna Burger & Michael Gochfeld. (2002) Role of Wild Game in the Diet of Recreationists in South Carolina. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management 45:1, pages 103-128.
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Donald G. Barceloux & Donald Barceloux. (1999) Selenium. Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology 37:2, pages 145-172.
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David L. Taylor & Patrick R. Williamson. (2017) Mercury contamination in Southern New England coastal fisheries and dietary habits of recreational anglers and their families: Implications to human health and issuance of consumption advisories. Marine Pollution Bulletin 114:1, pages 144-156.
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Joanna Burger, Michael Gochfeld, Zenon Batang, Nabeel Alikunhi, Ramzi Al-Jahdali, Dalal Al-Jebreen, Mohammed A. M. Aziz & Abdulaziz Al-Suwailem. (2014) Interspecific and locational differences in metal levels in edible fish tissue from Saudi Arabia. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 186:10, pages 6721-6746.
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Joanna Burger, Michael Gochfeld, Zenon Batang, Nabeel Alikunhi, Ramzi Al-Jahdali, Dalal Al-Jebreen, Mohammed A.M. Aziz & Abdulaziz Al-Suwailem. (2014) Fish consumption behavior and rates in native and non-native people in Saudi Arabia. Environmental Research 133, pages 141-148.
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Imar Mansilla-Rivera & Carlos J. Rodríguez-Sierra. (2010) Metal Levels in Fish Captured in Puerto Rico and Estimation of Risk from Fish Consumption. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 60:1, pages 132-144.
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Joanna Burger. 2011. Stakeholders and Scientists. Stakeholders and Scientists 89 118 .
Joanna Burger. (2008) Fishing, fish consumption, and awareness about warnings in a university community in central New Jersey in 2007, and comparisons with 2004. Environmental Research 108:1, pages 107-116.
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M. A. Arribére, S. Ribeiro Guevara, D. F. Bubach, M. Arcagni & P. H. Vigliano. (2008) Selenium and Mercury in Native and Introduced Fish Species of Patagonian Lakes, Argentina. Biological Trace Element Research 122:1, pages 42-63.
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Joanna Burger & Michael Gochfeld. (2006) A framework and information needs for the management of the risks from consumption of self-caught fish. Environmental Research 101:2, pages 275-285.
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Jose G. Dorea & Carmen M. Donangelo. (2006) Early (in uterus and infant) exposure to mercury and lead. Clinical Nutrition 25:3, pages 369-376.
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Joanna Burger, Michael Gochfeld, Sean Burke, Christian W. Jeitner, Stephen Jewett, Daniel Snigaroff, Ronald Snigaroff, Tim Stamm, Shawn Harper, Max Hoberg, Heloise Chenelot, Robert Patrick, Conrad D. Volz & James Weston. (2006) Do scientists and fishermen collect the same size fish? Possible implications for exposure assessment. Environmental Research 101:1, pages 34-41.
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Joanna Burger & Michael Gochfeld. (2005) Heavy metals in commercial fish in New Jersey. Environmental Research 99:3, pages 403-412.
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Joanna Burger. (2005) Fishing, fish consumption, and knowledge about advisories in college students and others in central New Jersey. Environmental Research 98:2, pages 268-275.
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Joanna Burger, Alan H. Stern & Michael Gochfeld. (2005) Mercury in Commercial Fish: Optimizing Individual Choices to Reduce Risk. Environmental Health Perspectives 113:3, pages 266-271.
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Joanna Burger & Michael Gochfeld. (2004) Mercury in canned tuna: white versus light and temporal variation. Environmental Research 96:3, pages 239-249.
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Joanna Burger, Alan H. Stern, Carline Dixon, Christopher Jeitner, Sheila Shukla, Sean Burke & Michael Gochfeld. (2004) Fish availability in supermarkets and fish markets in New Jersey. Science of The Total Environment 333:1-3, pages 89-97.
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Joanna Burger, Melanie Hughes McDermott, Caron Chess, Eleanor Bochenek, Marla Perez-Lugo & Kerry Kirk Pflugh. (2003) Evaluating Risk Communication about Fish Consumption Advisories: Efficacy of a Brochure versus a Classroom Lesson in Spanish and English. Risk Analysis 23:4, pages 791-803.
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Jose G. Dorea. (2007) Selenium and breast-feeding. British Journal of Nutrition 88:5, pages 443-461.
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C.J. Rodriguez-Sierra & B. Jiménez. (2002) Trace metals in striped mojarra fish (Diapterus plumieri) from Puerto Rico. Marine Pollution Bulletin 44:10, pages 1039-1045.
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Joanna Burger. (2002) Consumption Patterns and Why People Fish. Environmental Research 90:2, pages 125-135.
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. 2002. Bioaccumulation in Marine Organisms. Bioaccumulation in Marine Organisms 319 437 .
Joanna Burger & Lynn Waishwell. (2001) Are we reaching the target audience? Evaluation of a fish fact sheet. Science of The Total Environment 277:1-3, pages 77-86.
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M. L. P. Bianchi, A. Cruz, M. A. Zanettti & J. G. Dore. (1999) Dietary intake of selenium and its concentration in breast milk. Biological Trace Element Research 70:3, pages 273-277.
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Joanna Burger, Warren L. StephensJr.Jr., C. Shane Boring, Michelle Kuklinski, J. Whitfield Gibbons & Michael Gochfeld. (2006) Factors in Exposure Assessment: Ethnic and Socioeconomic Differences in Fishing and Consumption of Fish Caught along the Savannah River. Risk Analysis 19:3, pages 427-438.
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Joanna BurgerKerry Kirk PflughLynette LurigLeigh Ann HagenStanley Hagen. (2006) Fishing in Urban New Jersey: Ethnicity Affects Information Sources, Pe ception, and Compliance. Risk Analysis 19:2, pages 217-229.
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Jose G. Dorea, Marilene B. Moreira, Gaston East & Antonio C. Barbosa. (1998) Selenium and mercury concentrations in some fish species of the Madeira River, Amazon Basin, Brazil. Biological Trace Element Research 65:3, pages 211-220.
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P.B. Tchounwou, A.A. Abdelghani, Y.V. Pramar, L.R. Heyer & C M. Steward. (1996) Assessment of Potential Health Risks Associated with Ingesting Heavy Metals in Fish Collected from a Hazardous-Waste Contaminated Wetland in Louisiana, USA. Reviews on Environmental Health 11:4.
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L. R. Monteiro & R. W. Furness. (1995) Seabirds as monitors of mercury in the marine environment. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 80:1-4, pages 851-870.
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L. R. Monteiro & R. W. Furness. 1995. Mercury as a Global Pollutant. Mercury as a Global Pollutant 851 870 .

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