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• Contact an expert who can comment on the study
• The complete study
• Summary of the study
• Consumption recommendation data at a glance
• Frequently asked questions and answers about the new study
• What can consumers do to limit their exposure?
• Some of the contaminants found in farmed salmon
• How the study's farmed salmon consumption recommendations were determined
• Background information about world salmon production and consumption
• Several small, peer-reviewed pilot studies on farmed salmon
• About the study's authors
• Introduction
Consumption recommendation data at a glance
The study assessed health risks of exposure to PCBs, dieldrin, and toxaphene using U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fish consumption advisory methods. Consumption recommendation calculations for all of the samples tested in the study can be found in the following graph:
Salmon meals per month recommendations using EPA fish advisory methods.
