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Human Health: 2008 Publications

Antizar-Ladislao, B.  Environmental levels, toxicity and human exposure to tributyltin (TBT)-contaminated marine environment.  A review.  Environment International 34(2): 292-308, 2008.

Bergkvist, C., Oberg, M., Appelgren, M., Becker, W., Aune, M., Ankarberg, E.H., Berglund, M., and Hakansson, H.  Exposure to dioxin-like pollutants via different food commodities in Swedish children and young adults.  Food and Chemical Toxicology 46(11): 3360-3367, 2008.

Brustad, M., Sandanger, T.M., Nieboer, E., and Lund, E.  When healthy food becomes polluted - implications for public health and dietary advice.  Journal of Environmental Monitoring 10(4): 422-427, 2008.

Burger, J. and Gochfeld, M.  Knowledge about fish consumption advisories:  A risk communication failure within a university population.  The Science of the Total Environment 390(2-3): 346-354, 2008.

Castro-González, M.I. and Méndez-Armenta, M.  Heavy metals:  Implications associated to fish consumption.  Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 26(3): 263-271, 2008.

Chen, C.Y., Serrell, N., Evers, D.C., Fleishman, B.J., Lambert, K.F., Weiss, J., Mason, R.P., and Bank, M.S.  Meeting report:  Methylmercury in marine ecosystems - From sources to seafood consumers.  Environmental Health Perspectives 116(12): 1706-1712, 2008.

Choi, A.L. and Grandjean, P.  Methylmercury exposure and health effects in humans.  Environmental Chemistry 5(2): 112-120, 2008.

Davidson, P.W. et al.  Neurodevelopmental effects of maternal nutritional status and exposure to methylmercury from eating fish during pregnancy.  Neurotoxicology 29(5): 767-775, 2008.

Deeds, J.R., Landsberg, J.H., Etheridge, S.M., Pitcher, G.C., and Watt Longan, S.  Non-traditional vectors for paralytic shellfish poisoning.  Marine Drugs 6(2): 308-348, 2008.

Dewailly, E., Rouja, P., Dallaire, R., Pereg, D., Tucker, T., Ward, J., Weber, J.P., Maguire, J.S., and Julien, P.  Balancing the risks and the benefits of local fish consumption in Bermuda.  Food Additives and Contaminants: Part A 25(11): 1328-1338, 2008.

Dorea, J.G.  Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances in fish:  Human health considerations.  The Science of the Total Environment 400(1-3): 93-114, 2008.

Falco, G., Llobet, J.M., Bocio, A., and Domingo, J.L.  Exposure to hexachlorobenzene through fish and seafood consumption in Catalonia, Spain.  The Science of the Total Environment 389(2-3): 289-295, 2008.

Friedman, M.A. et al.  Ciguatera fish poisoning:  treatment, prevention and management.  Marine Drugs 6(3): 456-479, 2008.

Funari, E. and Testai, E.  Human health risk assessment related to cyanotoxins exposure.  Critical Reviews in Toxicology 38(2): 97-125, 2008.

Gantar, M. and Svircev, Z.  Microalgae and cyanobacteria:  Food for thought.  Journal of Phycology 44(2): 260-268, 2008.

Gatti, C., Oelher, E., and Legrand, A.M.  Severe seafood poisoning in French Polynesia: A retrospective analysis of 129 medical files.  Toxicon 51(5): 746-753, 2008.

Hartz, A., Cuvelier, M., Nowosielski, K., Bonilla, T.D., Green, M., Esiobu, N., McCorquodale, D.S., and Rogerson, A.  Survival potential of Escherichia coli and enterococci in subtropical beach sand:  Implications for water quality managers.  Journal of Environmental Quality 37(3): 898-905, 2008.

Herreros, M.A., Inigo-Nunez, S., Sanchez-Perez, E., Encinas, T., and Gonzalez-Bulnes, A.  Contribution of fish consumption to heavy metals exposure in women of childbearing age from a Mediterranean country (Spain).  Food and Chemical Toxicology 46(5): 1591-1595, 2008.

Hughner, R.S., Maher, J.K., and Childs, N.M.  Review of food policy and consumer issues of mercury in fish.  Journal of the American College of Nutrition 27(2): 185-194, 2008.

Kakimoto, K., Akutsu, K., Konishi, Y., and Tanaka, Y.  Evaluation of hexabromocyclododecane in fish and marine mammal oil supplements.  Food Chemistry 107(4): 1724-1727, 2008.

Kirkpatrick, B., Currier, R., Nierenberg, K., Reich, A., Backer, L.C., Stumpf, R., Fleming, L., and Kirkpatrick, G.  Florida red tide and human health: A pilot beach conditions reporting system to minimize human exposure.  The Science of the Total Environment 402(1): 1-8, 2008.

Laurent, D., Kerbrat, A.S., Darius, H.T., Girard, E., Golubic, S., Benoit, E., Sauviat, M.P., Chinain, M., Molgo, J., and Pauillac, S.  Are cyanobacteria involved in Ciguatera Fish Poisoning-like outbreaks in New Caledonia?  Harmful Algae 7(6): 827-838, 2008.

Leal, D.A.G., Pereira, M.A., Franco, R.M.B., Branco, N., and Neto, R.C.  First report of Cryptosporidium spp. oocysts in oysters (Crassostrea rhizophorae) and cockles (Tivela mactroides) in Brazil.  Journal of Water and Health 6(4): 527-532, 2008.

Leblond, C., Mephara, J., and Sauve, S.  Trace metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in food supplements of marine origin.  Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 14(2): 408-420, 2008.

Mahaffey, K.R., Clickner, R.P., and Jeffries, R.A.  Methylmercury and omega-3 fatty acids: Co-occurrence of dietary sources with emphasis on fish and shellfish.  Environmental Research 107(1): 20-29, 2008.

Manerio, E., Rodas, V.L., Costas, E., and Martinez-Hernandez, J.  Shellfish consumption: A major risk factor for colorectal cancer.  Medical Hypotheses 70(2): 409-412, 2008.

Mariottini, G.L., Giacco, E., and Pane, L.  The mauve stinger Pelagia noctiluca (Forsskål, 1775). Distribution, ecology, toxicity and epidemiology of stings.  A review.  Marine Drugs 6(3): 496-513, 2008.

Marti-Cid, R., Llobet, J.M., Castell, V., and Domingo, J.L.  Human exposure to polychlorinated naphthalenes and polychlorinated diphenyl ethers from foods in Catalonia, Spain: Temporal trend.  Environmental Science and Technology 42(11): 4195-4201, 2008.

Newland, M.C., Paletz, E.M., and Reed, M.N.  Methylmercury and nutrition:  Adult effects of fetal exposure in experimental models.  Neurotoxicology 29(5): 783-801, 2008.

Noguchi, T. and Arakawa, O.  Tetrodotoxin - distribution and accumulation in aquatic organisms, and cases of human intoxication.  Marine Drugs 6(2): 220-242, 2008.

Oken, E., Radesky, J.S., Wright, R.O., Bellinger, D.C., Amarasiriwardena, C.J., Kleinman, K.P., Hu, H., and Gillman, M.W.  Maternal fish intake during pregnancy, blood mercury levels, and child cognition at age 3 years in a US cohort.  American Journal of Epidemiology 167(10): 1171-1181, 2008.

Paz, B., Daranas, A.H., Norte, M., Riobó, P., Franco, J.M., and Fernández, J.J.  Yessotoxins, a group of marine polyether toxins: an overview.  Marine Drugs 6(2): 73-102, 2008.

Pulido, O.M.  Domoic acid toxicologic pathology: a review.  Marine Drugs 6(2): 180-219, 2008.

Rice, D.C.  Overview of modifiers of methylmercury neurotoxicity:  Chemicals, nutrients, and the social environment.  Neurotoxicology 29(5): 761-766, 2008.

Richards, G.P., Watson, M.A., Crane, E.J., Burt, I.G., and Bushek, D.  Shewanella and Photobacterium spp. in oysters and seawater from the Delaware Bay.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74(11): 3323-3327, 2008.

Sagiv, S.K., Nugent, J.K., Brazelton, T.B., Choi, A.L., Tolbert, P.E., Altshul, L.M., and Korrick, S.A.  Prenatal organochlorine exposure and measures of behavior in infancy using the neonatal behavioral assessment scale (NBAS).  Environmental Health Perspectives 116(5): 666-673, 2008.

Schecter, A., Harris, T.R., Shah, N., Musurnbal, A., and Papke, O.  Brominated flame retardants in US food.  Molecular Nutrition and Food Research 52(2): 266-272, 2008.

Scherer, A.C., Tsuchiya, A., Younglove, L.R., Burbacher, T.M., and Faustman, E.M.  Comparative analysis of state fish consumption advisories targeting sensitive populations.  Environmental Health Perspectives 116(12): 1598-1606, 2008.

Shaw, S.D., Berger, M.L., Brenner, D., Carpenter, D.O., Tao, L., Hong, C.S., and Kannan, K.  Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in farmed and wild salmon marketed in the Northeastern United States.  Chemosphere 71(8): 1422-1431, 2008.

Sioen, I., Van Camp, J., Verdonck, F., Verbeke, W., Vanhonacker, F., Willems, J., and De Henauw, S.  Probabilistic intake assessment of multiple compounds as a tool to quantify the nutritional-toxicological conflict related to seafood consumption.  Chemosphere 71(6): 1056-1066, 2008.

Stone, D.L., Harding, A.K., Hope, B.K., and Slaughter-Mason, S.  Exposure assessment and risk of gastrointestinal illness among surfers.  Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A 71(24): 1603-1615, 2008.

Storelli, M.M.  Potential human health risks from metals (Hg, Cd, and Pb) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) via seafood consumption:  Estimation of target hazard quotients (THQs) and toxic equivalents (TEQs).  Food and Chemical Toxicology 46(8): 2782-2788, 2008.

Strain, J.J. et al.  Associations of maternal long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, methyl mercury, and infant development in the Seychelles Child Development Nutrition Study.  Neurotoxicology 29(5): 776-782, 2008.

Tsuchiya, A., Hinners, T. A., Burbacher, T. M., Faustman, E. M., and Marien, K.  Mercury exposure from fish consumption within the Japanese and Korean communities.  Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A 71(15): 1019-1031, 2008.

Turbow, D.J., Kent, E.E., and Jiang, S.C.  Web-based investigation of water associated illness in marine bathers.  Environmental Research 106(1): 101-109, 2008.

Turyk, M.E., Persky, V.W., Imm, P., Knobeloch, L., Chatterton, R., and Anderson, H.A.  Hormone disruption by PBDEs in adult male sport fish consumers.  Environmental Health Perspectives 116(12): 1635-1641, 2008.

Twiner, M.J., Rehmann, N., Hess, P., and Doucette, G.J.  Azaspiracid shellfish poisoning: a review on the chemistry, ecology, and toxicology with an emphasis on human health impacts.  Marine Drugs 6(2): 39-72, 2008.

Verger, P., Khalfi, N., Roy, C., Blanchemanche, S., Marette, S., and Roosen, J.  Balancing the risk of dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and the benefit of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids of the n-3 variety for French fish consumers in western coastal areas.  Food Additives and Contaminants 25(6): 765-771, 2008.

Watkins, S.M., Reich, A., Fleming, L.E., and Hammond, R.  Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning.  Marine Drugs 6(3): 431-455, 2008.

Weaver, K.L., Ivester, P., Chilton, J.A., Wilson, M.D., Pandey, P., and Chilton, F.H.  The content of favorable and unfavorable polyunsaturated fatty acids found in commonly eaten fish.  Journal of the American Dietetic Association 108(7): 1178-1185, 2008.