Download or read book Human Health Risk Assessment Mercury in Fish Rivers and Lakes Southern Alberta October 2009 written by Alberta. Department of Health and Wellness. Surveillance and Assessment and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Human Health Risk Assessment Mercury in Fish Pine Coulee and Twin Valley Water Management Projects Southern Alberta October 2009 written by Alberta. Department of Health and Wellness. Surveillance and Assessment and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Human Health Risk Assessment written by Alberta. Department of Health and Wellness. Surveillance and Assessment and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Human Health Risk Assessment Mercury in Fish in Central Alberta Lac la Nonne and Lac Ste Anne March 2009 written by Alberta. Department of Health and Wellness. Surveillance and Environmental Health and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Human Health Risk Assessment of Mercury in Fish and Health Benefits of Fish Consumption written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Human Health Risk Assessment of Mercury in Fish from the San Diego River written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methylmercury is the most toxic organic form of mercury in the environment and humans are exposed mainly from the consumption of contaminated fish and shellfish. Methylmercury poisoning can cause adverse health effects including muscle weakness, disrupted motor function, and memory loss, and prenatal exposure can lead to problems with mental and motor development once a child is born. The utilization of the San Diego River in San Diego, CA for recreational and subsistence fishing has created a need for updated information on the human health risk posed by consumption of fish from the river. This study quantified the levels of Methylmercury found in four fish species (Micropterus salmoides or largemouth bass, n=20; Lepomis macrochirus or bluegill, n=11; Lepomis cyanellus, or green sunfish, n=4; and Ameiurus nebulosus or brown bullhead, n=3) from three locations on San Diego River. Muscle tissue analysis was carried out with a DMA-80 Direct Mercury Analyzer. Mercury levels from existing data for largemouth bass from El Capitan Reservoir was also used. A human health risk assessment was completed with data from this study and the El Capitan data set to calculate hazard quotients for 11 different scenarios for recreational and subsistence fishers in the San Diego River. Adverse health effects are likely to occur for recreational fishers who catch and consume maximally contaminated largemouth bass from El Capitan Reservoir, or all study species from the river at the rate of 17.5 g/day. Adverse health effects are also likely to occur for subsistence fishers who catch and consume only large mouth bass, a combination of large mouth bass and bluegill, or all study species from the river at the rate of 142.4 g/day. Additionally, adverse health effects were shown likely to occur for subsistence fishers who catch and consume largemouth bass from El Capitan Reservoir, however these risks are rare due to the financial burden associated with fishing at the reservoir. Overall, consuming fish caught from the San Diego River can be considered safe for recreational fishers, however subsistence fishers should limit their consumption to four 8-ounce servings of any species per week, or target only bluegill.
Download or read book Development of a Risk Assessment Tool for Mercury in Fish written by Reena Pahal and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fish can accumulate high levels of mercury (Hg) and become a human health concern if consumed. The purpose of this study was to develop a risk assessment tool to determine which water bodies from certain areas in Northern British Columbia contain fish with high Hg concentrations. Raw and published data were collected from Health Canada and Ministry of Environment and amalgamated to form a large data set (3097 fish samples from 34 distinct areas between 1974 and 2000). Fish weight was standardized and a cut-off point was determined for each species for high Hg levels. This was used to develop a risk assessment tool unique to the study area to identify which species/water body combinations were high in Hg and how fish consumption strategies can be adapted to minimize exposure. Although high Hg levels were widespread, the majority of contaminated samples were form Pinchi Lake and the Williston Lake area."--Leaf ii.
Download or read book Human Health Risk Assessment for Mercury in Fish from Mission Bay and San Diego Bay California written by Meredith F. Knobler and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 2016 National Survey of Fishing Hunting and Wildlife Associated Recreation written by Fish and Wildlife Service (U.S.) and published by Fish & Wildlife Service. This book was released on 2018-05-24 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides a detailed snapshot of our nation's passion for wildlife and nature. It serves as a road map to guide efforts to reach more Americans to provide them with opportunities to hunt, fish, and enjoy America's wildlife and wild places. Bird/wildlife watching, hunting, fishing are not just favorite pastimes, but they share revenues from sale of licenses and tags, as well as excise taxes paid by hunters, anglers, and shooters to continue to support vital wildlife and habitat conservation efforts in every state. The report outlines the details for compilation of information and surveys to different populations and provides highlights along with statistical information represented in tables from the data collected. Click these resources for more products relating to this topic: Animals & Wildlife resources collection Fisheries & Aquatic Life resources collection
Download or read book Water Quality for Ecosystem and Human Health written by Geneviève M. Carr and published by UNEP/Earthprint. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document is intended to provide an overview of the major components of surface and ground water quality and how these relate to ecosystem and human health. Local, regional and global assessments of water quality monitoring data are used to illustrate key features of aquatic environments, and to demonstrate how human activities on the landscape can influence water quality in both positive and negative ways. Clear and concise background knowledge on water quality can serve to support other water assessments.
Download or read book Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States written by US Global Change Research Program and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 999 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As global climate change proliferates, so too do the health risks associated with the changing world around us. Called for in the President’s Climate Action Plan and put together by experts from eight different Federal agencies, The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health: A Scientific Assessment is a comprehensive report on these evolving health risks, including: Temperature-related death and illness Air quality deterioration Impacts of extreme events on human health Vector-borne diseases Climate impacts on water-related Illness Food safety, nutrition, and distribution Mental health and well-being This report summarizes scientific data in a concise and accessible fashion for the general public, providing executive summaries, key takeaways, and full-color diagrams and charts. Learn what health risks face you and your family as a result of global climate change and start preparing now with The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health.
Download or read book Global Mercury Assessment 2013 written by United Nations Publications and published by UN. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This report presents sources of mercury emissions to air and water. It presents estimates of anthropogenic emissions to air from various sources based on data from 2010 and estimates for releases to aquatic environment. The report also presents the latest information on atmospheric and aquatic chemistry , fate and transport. It is an overall summary report for the policy makers based on a technical background report."--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Biodiversity and Human Health written by Francesca Grifo and published by Island Press. This book was released on 1997-02-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The implications of biodiversity loss for the global environment have been widely discussed, but only recently has attention been paid to its direct and serious effects on human health. Biodiversity loss affects the spread of human diseases, causes a loss of medical models, diminishes the supplies of raw materials for drug discovery and biotechnology, and threatens food production and water quality. Biodiversity and Human Health brings together leading thinkers on the global environment and biomedicine to explore the human health consequences of the loss of biological diversity. Based on a two-day conference sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution, the book opens a dialogue among experts from the fields of public health, biology, epidemiology, botany, ecology, demography, and pharmacology on this vital but often neglected concern. Contributors discuss the uses and significance of biodiversity to the practice of medicine today, and develop strategies for conservation of these critical resources. Topics examined include: the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss emerging infectious diseases and the loss of biodiversity the significance and use of both prescription and herbal biodiversity-derived remedies indigenous and local peoples and their health care systems sustainable use of biodiversity for medicine an agenda for the future In addition to the editors, contributors include Anthony Artuso, Byron Bailey, Jensa Bell, Bhaswati Bhattacharya, Michael Boyd, Mary S. Campbell, Eric Chivian, Paul Cox, Gordon Cragg, Andrew Dobson, Kate Duffy-Mazan, Robert Engelman, Paul Epstein, Alexandra S. Fairfield, John Grupenhoff, Daniel Janzen, Catherine A. Laughin, Katy Moran, Robert McCaleb, Thomas Mays, David Newman, Charles Peters, Walter Reid, and John Vandermeer. The book provides a common framework for physicians and biomedical researchers who wish to learn more about environmental concerns, and for members of the environmental community who desire a greater understanding of biomedical issues.
Download or read book Backpacker written by and published by . This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Backpacker brings the outdoors straight to the reader's doorstep, inspiring and enabling them to go more places and enjoy nature more often. The authority on active adventure, Backpacker is the world's first GPS-enabled magazine, and the only magazine whose editors personally test the hiking trails, camping gear, and survival tips they publish. Backpacker's Editors' Choice Awards, an industry honor recognizing design, feature and product innovation, has become the gold standard against which all other outdoor-industry awards are measured.
Download or read book Canadian Water Quality Guidelines for the Protection of Aquatic Life written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distributed by the Government of Canada Depository Services Program.
Download or read book A Handbook of Global Freshwater Invasive Species written by Robert A. Francis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Invasive non-native species are a major threat to global biodiversity. Often introduced accidentally through international travel or trade, they invade and colonize new habitats, often with devastating consequences for the local flora and fauna. Their environmental impacts can range from damage to resource production (e.g. agriculture and forestry) and infrastructure (e.g. buildings, road and water supply), to human health. They consequently can have major economic impacts. It is a priority to prevent their introduction and spread, as well as to control them. Freshwater ecosystems are particularly at risk from invasions and are landscape corridors that facilitate the spread of invasives. This book reviews the current state of knowledge of the most notable global invasive freshwater species or groups, based on their severity of economic impact, geographic distribution outside of their native range, extent of research, and recognition of the ecological severity of the impact of the species by the IUCN. As well as some of the very well-known species, the book also covers some invasives that are emerging as serious threats. Examples covered include a range of aquatic and riparian plants, insects, molluscs, crustacea, fish, amphibians, reptiles and mammals, as well as some major pathogens of aquatic organisms. The book also includes overview chapters synthesizing the ecological impact of invasive species in fresh water and summarizing practical implications for the management of rivers and other freshwater habitats.
Download or read book Toxicological Profile for DDT DDD DDE Update written by Obaid Faroon and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DDT is a pesticide that was once widely used to control insects. Both DDD and DDE are breakdown products of DDT. This profile includes: (1) The examination, summary, and interpretation of available toxicologic info. and epidemiologic evaluations on DDT/DDD/DDE to ascertain the levels of significant human exposure for the substance and the associated chronic health effects; (2) A determination of whether adequate info. on the health effects of DDT/DDD/DDE is available to determine levels of exposure that present a significant risk to human health of chronic health effects; and (3) Identification of toxicologic testing needed to identify the types or levels of exposure that may present significant risk of adverse health effects in humans. Illus.
