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

Government of Canada Assures Public that Farmed and Wild Salmon are Safe to Consume - DFO
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 Salmon of the Americas

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

The Truth about PCBS in Salmon - National Fisheries Institute

Groups Plan California Lawsuit Against Farmed Salmon Over PCB Levels** (1/22/04) - EWG

Opinion of the CONTAM Panel Related oto the Safety Assessment of Wild and Farmed Fish - European Food Safety Authority^NEW

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Updated: 07/19/07

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