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Salmon Information

Farmed or wild: Both types of salmon taste good and are good for you by Tom and Olin*, 3 p. (2010) - GAA^NEW

Global Assessment of Polybrominated Diphenyl Esthers in Farmed and Wild Salmon by Hites, et. al. in Environmental Science and Technology. August 10, 2004 - ACS

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDES) in Fish, Fact Sheet - Health Canada

Global Assessment of Organic Contaminants in Farmed Salmon by Hites et. al. in Science, January 9, 2004* p. 4 - Pew Trust

Benefits of Farmed Salmon Outweigh Risks -Purdue U.

Farmed Salmon: Caught in a Numbers Game by Charles R. Santerre* posted with permission from IFT

PCBs Anatomy of a Health Scare in Salmon* (16 p.) - STATS

Response by Peter Howgate

Response by UK Food Standards Agency

Response by Elizabeth M. Whelan - ACSH

Review by Charles R. Santerre, Ph.D. - Purdue U.

Salmon Study in Science Magazine - UK Food Standards Agency

Myths and Realities about Salmon Farming (June 2005) - Canada DFO

Opinion of the CONTAM Panel Related oto the Safety Assessment of Wild and Farmed Fish (2005) - European Food Safety Authority

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