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Reconstructing Historical Mercury Exposure from Beluga Whale Consumption among Inuit in the Mackenzie Delta

2006

Kinghorn, A., Humphries, M., Outridge, P., & Chan, H.M.

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The authors estimate dietary exposure to mercury from the consumption of beluga whales among Mackenzie Delta Inuit populations and discuss the health impacts.

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Reconstructing Historical Mercury Exposure from Beluga Whale Consumption among Inuit in the Mackenzie Delta

Kinghorn, A., Humphries, M., Outridge, P., & Chan, H.M. (2006). Reconstructing historical mercury exposure from beluga whale consumption among Inuit in the Mackenzie Delta. Journal of Ethnobiology, 26(2), 310-326.

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