Toxic Fluorinated Compounds Make Their Way Up the Arctic Food Chain

Norton Bay Watershed Council
Oct 21, 2020
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October 21, 2020

Man-made fluorinated compounds used to repel oil and water have made their way into the Arctic food web, with concentrations found in pregnant Nunavik women at twice the rate of the general population in Canada. Consumption of marine foods seems to be driving the higher rates of exposure.

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