Polychlorinated biphenyls in serum of the Siberian Yupik people from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
| Autor: | Farooq Akhtar, Ronald J. Scrudato, Glenn W. Johnson, Lorraine Eckstein, Jane Kava, David O. Carpenter, David J. O'Hehir, Jesse Gologergen, Anthony P. DeCaprio, Pamela Miller, Lucy Apatiki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Male Health (social science) Epidemiology Alaska atmospheric transport Eskimos FUDS 03 medical and health sciences Age Distribution 0302 clinical medicine Cape Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Sex Distribution Aged Military Site 2. Zero hunger 030505 public health Air transport Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Environmental Exposure General Medicine Circumpolar star Environmental exposure Middle Aged Serum samples Polychlorinated Biphenyls The arctic Fishery Geography Inuit Fish Female 0305 other medical science Alaska |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Circumpolar Health; Vol 64, No 4 (2005) |
| ISSN: | 2242-3982 1797-237X 1239-9736 |
| DOI: | 10.3402/ijch.v64i4.18010 |
| Popis: | Objectives. To determine serum levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Siberian Yupik adults from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, and to determine the relative contribution of atmospheric transport of PCBs and local contamination to body burdens. Study Design. Siberian Yupiks of various ages were recruited from three populations: residents of the village of Gambell, residents of the village of Savoonga who did not have family hunting camps near the Northeast Cape (NEC), a Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) known to be contaminated with PCBs, and residents of Savoonga whose families had a hunting camp at the NEC. Methods. Levels of PCBs were measured in serum samples from 130 people, ages 19-76. These Alaska Natives follow a traditional diet high in marine mammals and fish, which bioconcentrate organochlorine compounds that migrate to the Arctic via global air transport and ocean currents. Results. The lipid-adjusted serum PCB levels of those members of families with hunting camps at the NEC had a mean lipid-adjusted PCB concentration of 1,143 ppb, whereas other residents of Savoonga had values of 847 ppb and residents of Gambell had values of 785 ppb. Conclusions. Our observations suggest that atmospheric transport of PCBs contributes to levels in the Yupik people, but that the abandoned military site at the NEC may also contribute to the human body burden in those individuals who have either spent substantial time or consumed food from there. (Int J Circumpolar Health 2005; 64(4):322-335) Keywords: Alaska, atmospheric transport, Eskimos, FUDS |
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