Muir Derek C G, Shearer Russel G, Van Oostdam Jay, Donaldson Shawn G, Furgal Chris
National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON, Canada L7R 4A6.
Sci Total Environ. 2005 Dec 1;351-352:539-46. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.08.030. Epub 2005 Oct 10.
This paper summarizes the major findings of the special issue entitled "Contaminants in Canadian Arctic Biota and Implications for Human Health." The individual papers and reviews in this special issue present a large amount of new information on contaminants in biota primarily from the Canadian arctic as well as from Alaska, Greenland and the European Arctic. Temporal and spatial trends are examined and potential biological effects on wildlife are assessed. The special issue also presents new and updated data on human exposure to and possible health effects of current levels of environmental contaminants in the Canadian Arctic. As part of the assessment of the human health implications, the unique structures and processes that have developed in the Canadian Arctic under the Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada to build partnerships and manage and communicate the benefits and risks associated with contaminant exposure are discussed. Application of this information in international forums to reduce anthropogenic emissions of contaminants to the environment is also discussed.
本文总结了题为《加拿大北极生物群中的污染物及其对人类健康的影响》特刊的主要研究结果。该特刊中的各篇论文和综述呈现了大量关于生物群中污染物的新信息，这些生物群主要来自加拿大北极地区，以及阿拉斯加、格陵兰和欧洲北极地区。研究了污染物的时空趋势，并评估了其对野生动物的潜在生物学影响。该特刊还提供了有关加拿大北极地区人类接触当前环境污染物水平及其可能对健康产生的影响的新的和更新的数据。作为对人类健康影响评估的一部分，还讨论了在加拿大印第安人和北方事务部的北方污染物计划（NCP）下，加拿大北极地区为建立伙伴关系以及管理和交流与污染物接触相关的益处和风险而形成的独特结构和流程。还讨论了如何在国际论坛上应用这些信息以减少人为污染物向环境的排放。
